piggsvin
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina or piggsvinene)
- a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From pigg + svin. Compare Faroese tindasvín and Danish pindsvin. Calque of Ancient Greek ἀκανθόχοιρος (akanthókhoiros) (compare Greek ακανθόχοιρος (akanthóchoiros)), probably through Vulgar Latin *porcospinus, like e.g. English porcupine.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina)
- a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)
- Synonym: bustyvel
- 1908, Severin Eskeland, “translator, original by Chateaubriand”, in Atala:
- Og ho sauma mokassinar aat meg utav moskusrotteskinn, med piggar utav piggsvin.
- And she sewed moccasins for me from the hide of muskrat, with spines from hedgehogs.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
piggsvin n
Declension edit
Declension of piggsvin | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | piggsvin | piggsvinet | piggsvin | piggsvinen |
Genitive | piggsvins | piggsvinets | piggsvins | piggsvinens |