tiriltunge

Norwegian Bokmål

tiriltunge

Etymology

A compound of tiril + tunge (“tongue”). The meaning or origin of the first part is unknown.

Noun

tiriltunge f or m (definite singular tiriltunga or tiriltungen, indefinite plural tiriltunger, definite plural tiriltungene)

1. Lotus corniculatus

References

• “tiriltunge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tiriltunge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 2012) tiriltunga, tiritunga, tiritunge

Etymology

A compound of tiril + tunge (“tongue”). The meaning or origin of the first part is unknownn.

Noun

tiriltunge f (definite singular tiriltunga, indefinite plural tiriltunger, definite plural tiriltungene)

1. Lotus corniculatus

References

• “tiriltunge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Cf. Norwegian Bokmål “tiriltunge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).