fjellrev
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editfjell + rev. Compare Icelandic fjallarefur and Swedish fjällräv.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfjellrev 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
editEtymology
editfjell (“mountain”) + rev (“fox”). Compare Icelandic fjallarefur and Swedish fjällräv.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfjellrev 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.
Categories:
- Norwegian Bokmål compound terms
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Zoology
- nb:Foxes
- Norwegian Nynorsk compound terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Zoology
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with quotations
- nn:Foxes