skilpadde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German schiltpadde; compare with Norwegian Nynorsk skjelpadde, Danish skildpadde, Swedish sköldpadda and Dutch schildpad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʂîlːˌpɑ̀dːə]

Noun

skilpadde f or m (definite singular skilpadda or skilpadden, indefinite plural skilpadder, definite plural skilpaddene)

1. a turtle (marine reptile; also a land reptile (tortoise) in North American English)

Derived terms

• havskilpadde
• landskilpadde
• sumpskilpadde

References

• “skilpadde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.