viskelær

Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 22 October 2017

Etymology

From viske (“wipe”) +‎ lær (“leather”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viskelæːr/, [ˈʋɪs.kə.ˌlæːɾ]

Noun

viskelær n (definite singular viskelæret, indefinite plural viskelær, definite plural viskelæra or viskelærene)

  1. eraser (US), rubber (UK)
    • 2016, Lori Nelson Spielman, En liste for livet (English title: The Life List), tr. by Kirsti Vogt, Cappelen Damm (publ.), →ISBN.
      Da jeg hører stemmen hans, setter jeg meg og biter i viskelæret i enden av blyanten.
      When I hear his voice, I sit down and bite on the eraser on the end of the pencil.

See also

References

“viskelær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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