piggvar

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

piggvar m (definite singular piggvaren, indefinite plural piggvarer, definite plural piggvarene)

1. a turbot (species of flatfish)

References

• “piggvar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

piggvar m (definite singular piggvaren, indefinite plural piggvarar, definite plural piggvarane)

1. a turbot (species of flatfish)

References

• “piggvar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

pigg (“spike”) +‎ varv (“circle”)

Compare slätvar.

Noun

piggvar c

1. turbot

Declension

Declension of piggvar
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	piggvar	piggvaren	piggvarar	piggvararna
Genitive	piggvars	piggvarens	piggvarars	piggvararnas

References

• piggvar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• piggvar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• piggvar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• piggvar in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)