pindsvin

Danish

Etymology

From pind (“stick”) +‎ svin (“pig, swine”). Compare German Stachelschwein, French porc-épic and English porcupine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pensviːn/, [ˈpʰenˌsviːˀn]

Noun

pindsvin n (singular definite pindsvinet, plural indefinite pindsvin)

  1. hedgehog (animal)
  2. porcupine

Inflection

Declension of pindsvin
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pindsvin pindsvinet pindsvin pindsvinene
genitive pindsvins pindsvinets pindsvins pindsvinenes

References

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