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þvottabjörn

Icelandic

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A mother raccoon and her four kits eating cherries in a suburban backyard in Burnaby, BC.

Etymology

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From þvottur (“washing”) +‎ björn (“bear”).

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål vaskebjørn, Danish vaskebjørn, Swedish tvättbjörn, and German Waschbär.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθvɔhtaˌpjœrtn/

Noun

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þvottabjörn m (genitive singular þvottabjarnar, nominative plural þvottabirnir)

  1. raccoon

Declension

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    Declension of þvottabjörn
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þvottabjörn þvottabjörninn þvottabirnir þvottabirnirnir
accusative þvottabjörn þvottabjörninn þvottabirni þvottabirnina
dative þvottabirni þvottabirninum þvottabjörnum þvottabjörnunum
genitive þvottabjarnar þvottabjarnarins þvottabjarna þvottabjarnanna

Further reading

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