vasspissmus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vass-spissmus (hyphenated)

Etymology

From vass- (“water”) +‎ spissmus (“shrew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɑsːˌspɪsmʉs/

Noun

vasspissmus f (definite singular vasspissmusa, indefinite plural vasspissmus or vasspissmyser, definite plural vasspissmusene or vasspissmysene)

1. a water shrew, Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens

References

• Vasspissmus at Artsdatabanken
• “vasspissmus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.