fjellrev

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

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fjellrev

Etymology[edit]

fjell +‎ rev. Compare Icelandic fjallarefur and Swedish fjällräv.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fjel.reːv/, [ˈfjɛl.ˌɾeːʋ]

Noun[edit]

fjellrev m (definite singular fjellreven, indefinite plural fjellrever, definite plural fjellrevene)

  1. (zoology) arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus; species of the family Canidae

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“fjellrev” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

fjell (mountain) +‎ rev (fox). Compare Icelandic fjallarefur and Swedish fjällräv.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

fjellrev m (definite singular fjellreven, indefinite plural fjellrevar, definite plural fjellrevane)

  1. (zoology) an arctic fox, Vulpes lagopus; species of the family Canidae
    • 1924, Hallvard Sandnes, Fjellkongen:
      Ei heilo klagar burte millom nokre tuvor, og ein fjellrev sleng slunken og hol over nokre slette berg.
      A golden plover complains on the heath, and an arctic fox ambles, hungry and emaciated, over some bare cliffs.

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References[edit]

“fjellrev” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.