igelkott

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish īghulkutter, from īghul (“hedgehog”) + the root of Swedish kotte (“rounded object”).[1] The first element is from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːɡɛlˌkɔt/
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Noun

igelkott c

  1. a hedgehog
    Synonym: igelkotte

Declension

Declension of igelkott
nominative genitive
singular indefinite igelkott igelkotts
definite igelkotten igelkottens
plural indefinite igelkottar igelkottars
definite igelkottarna igelkottarnas

Derived terms

  • igelkottsbo
  • igelkottstaktik

See also

References

  1. ^ igelkott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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