krybdyr

Danish

Etymology

From krybe (“to creep”) +‎ dyr (“animal”), calque of German Kriechtier, which translates Latin rēptile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krybdyːˀr/, [ˈkʰʁ̥yb̥ˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

krybdyr n (singular definite krybdyret, plural indefinite krybdyr)

  1. reptile (cold-blooded vertebrate)
    Synonym: reptil

Declension

Declension of krybdyr
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative krybdyr krybdyret krybdyr krybdyrene
genitive krybdyrs krybdyrets krybdyrs krybdyrenes

Derived terms

  • krybdyrhjerne

References

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