spurv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse spǫrr, from Proto-Germanic, from Proto-Indo-European *sperg- (“sparrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spurv/, [sb̥uɐ̯ˀw]

Noun

spurv c (singular definite spurven, plural indefinite spurve)

1. sparrow

Inflection

Declension of spurv

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	spurv	spurven	spurve	spurvene
genitive	spurvs	spurvens	spurves	spurvenes

References

• “spurv” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse spǫrr.

Noun

spurv m (definite singular spurven, indefinite plural spurver, definite plural spurvene)

1. a sparrow (bird)

See also

• sporv (Nynorsk)

References

• “spurv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.