dovendyr

Danish

Etymology

Compound of doven +‎ dyr

Noun

dovendyr n (singular definite dovendyret, plural indefinite dovendyr)

  1. a sloth (Folivora)
    1. (figurative) a lazy person

Declension

Declension of dovendyr
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dovendyr dovendyret dovendyr dovendyrene
genitive dovendyrs dovendyrets dovendyrs dovendyrenes

References

“dovendyr” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

doven +‎ dyr

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doː.ven.dyːr/, [ˈdoː.ʋən.ˌdyːɾ]

Noun

dovendyr n (definite singular dovendyret, indefinite plural dovendyr, definite plural dovendyra or dovendyrene)

  1. a sloth (mammal)

References

“dovendyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

doven +‎ dyr

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /doː.ven.dyːr/, [ˈdoː.ʋən.ˌdyːɾ]

Noun

dovendyr n (definite singular dovendyret, indefinite plural dovendyr, definite plural dovendyra)

  1. a sloth (mammal)

References

“dovendyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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