isbjørn

See also: isbjörn

Danish

Etymology

From is +‎ bjørn.

Noun

isbjørn c (singular definite isbjørnen, plural indefinite isbjørne)

1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Declension

Declension of isbjørn

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	isbjørn	isbjørnen	isbjørne	isbjørnene
genitive	isbjørns	isbjørnens	isbjørnes	isbjørnenes

References

• “isbjørn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

isbjørn

Etymology

From is +‎ bjørn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːsbjøːɳ/
• Rhymes: -øːɳ

Noun

isbjørn m (definite singular isbjørnen, indefinite plural isbjørner, definite plural isbjørnene)

1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

   Synonyms: hvitbjørn, kvitbjørn

References

• “isbjørn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From is (“ice”) +‎ bjørn (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²iːsbjœrn/, /²iːsbjœn/

Noun

isbjørn m (definite singular isbjørnen, indefinite plural isbjørnar, definite plural isbjørnane)

1. Synonym of kvitebjørn (“polar bear”)
   • 1889, Julius Gude, Lærebok i landkunna:

     Fraa finnmarksbyarne vert det utsendt smærre farty nordi Ishavet og til Spitsbergen paa veiding etter kobbe, rossmaal, haakjerring, isbjørn, rein o.m. […]

     From the towns of Finnmark, smaller vessels are sent north into the Arctic Ocean and Spitsbergen, hunting for seal, walrus, Greenland shark, polar bear, reindeer and so on […]

References

• “isbjørn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.