moskus
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin muscus, from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian *mušk. Ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
moskus m (definite singular moskusen, indefinite plural moskusar, definite plural moskusane)
- musk
- 1886, Arne Garborg, Mannfolk:
- Og der luktad av Nafta og Moskus.
- And there was a smell of naphtha and musk.
- a musk ox, Ovibos moschatus
- 1957, Lars Normann Sørensen, Svalbard - Eventyrlandet i Arktis:
- Men så tek desse "steinblokkene" til å gå! Og då veit du det er det rare polardyret som heiter moskus.
- But then these "rocks" start walking! Then you know that it is that strange polar animal that is called musk ox.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “moskus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.