blåtann

See also: Blåtann

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• blåtonn, (alternative case) Blåtann, Blåtonn (byname)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²blɔːtanː/, /²bɽɔːtanː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse blátǫnn, the nickname of Harald Gormsson. As a network protocol a calque of English Bluetooth, itself a calque of blátǫnn. Cognate with Icelandic blátönn.

Noun

blåtann f (definite singular blåtanna, uncountable)

1. Bluetooth (the byname of Harald Gormsson, a king of Denmark and Norway)

   Synonym: Blåtann

   Harald blåtann ― Harald Bluetooth

2. (networking) Bluetooth, an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks.

Etymology 2

From blå (“blue”) +‎ tann (“tooth”).

Noun

blåtann f (definite singular blåtanna, indefinite plural blåtenner, definite plural blåtennene)

1. (chiefly in the plural) a dark coloured canine tooth of a pig

   Synonyms: svarttann, svortetann