fjellrev
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
fjell + rev. Compare Icelandic fjallarefur and Swedish fjällräv.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fjellrev m (definite singular fjellreven, indefinite plural fjellrever, definite plural fjellrevene)
- (zoology) arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus; species of the family Canidae
Synonyms edit
- arktisk rev (Nynorsk also)
- hvitrev, kvitrev (Nynorsk also)
- polarrev (Nynorsk also)
Hyponyms edit
- blårev (Nynorsk also)
References edit
“fjellrev” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
fjell (“mountain”) + rev (“fox”). Compare Icelandic fjallarefur and Swedish fjällräv.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
fjellrev m (definite singular fjellreven, indefinite plural fjellrevar, definite plural fjellrevane)
- (zoology) an arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus; species of the family Canidae
- 1924, Hallvard Sandnes, Fjellkongen:
- Ei heilo klagar burte millom nokre tuvor, og ein fjellrev sleng slunken og hol over nokre slette berg.
- A golden plover complains on the heath, and an arctic fox ambles, hungry and emaciated, over some bare cliffs.
Synonyms edit
- arktisk rev (Bokmål also)
- kvitrev (Bokmål also)
- polarrev (Bokmål also)
Hyponyms edit
- blårev (Bokmål also)
References edit
“fjellrev” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.