rovdjur

Swedish

Alternative forms

• rofdjur (obsolete)

Etymology

rov +‎ djur, literally raiding animal. Compare Norwegian rovdyr, German Raubtier.

Noun

rovdjur n

1. beast of prey ("animal")
2. predator ("any animal or other organism")
3. carnivore ("mammal of the order Carnivora")

Declension

Declension of rovdjur

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rovdjur	rovdjurs
	definite	rovdjuret	rovdjurets
plural	indefinite	rovdjur	rovdjurs
	definite	rovdjuren	rovdjurens

References

• rovdjur in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• rovdjur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• rovdjur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)