neshorn
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From nese + horn, calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs). Compare Danish næsehorn, Swedish noshörning, Faroese nashyrningur, Icelandic nashyrningur, Dutch neushoorn and German Nashorn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
neshorn n (definite singular neshornet, indefinite plural neshorn, definite plural neshorna or neshornene)
- a rhinoceros, a rhino
See also edit
- nashorn (Nynorsk)
References edit
“neshorn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.