murmeldyr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Kamtsjatkamurmeldyr med ein murmeldyrunge

Etymology

The last part is dyr. Ultimately from Middle High German murmeltier, like Icelandic múrmeldýr, Swedish murmeldjur and Danish murmeldyr (Bokmål also).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʉrmeldyr/

Noun

murmeldyr n (definite singular murmeldyret, indefinite plural murmeldyr, definite plural murmeldyra)

1. a marmot

References

• “murmeldyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.