næbdyr
Danish edit
A swimming platypus
Etymology edit
næb (“beak”) + dyr (“animal”). Calque of German Schnabeltier. Compare Norwegian Bokmål nebbdyr, Swedish näbbdjur
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
næbdyr n (singular definite næbdyret, plural indefinite næbdyr)
Declension edit
Declension of næbdyr
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | næbdyr | næbdyret | næbdyr | næbdyrene |
| genitive | næbdyrs | næbdyrets | næbdyrs | næbdyrenes |
References edit
“næbdyr” in Den Danske Ordbog