blekksprut

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From blekk +‎ sprute.

Noun

blekksprut m (definite singular blekkspruten, indefinite plural blekkspruter, definite plural blekksprutene)

1. an octopus (with eight arms)
2. a squid (with ten arms and tentacles)

References

• “blekksprut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• blekksprute (is this spelling now obsolete?)

Etymology

From blekk +‎ sprute.

Noun

blekksprut m (definite singular blekkspruten, indefinite plural blekksprutar, definite plural blekksprutane)

1. an octopus (with eight arms)
2. a squid (with ten arms and tentacles)

References

• “blekksprut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.