haleben

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hale (“tail”) +‎ ben (“bone”)

Noun

haleben n (definite singular halebenet, indefinite plural haleben, definite plural halebena or halebenene)

1. (anatomy) coccyx, tailbone

Alternative forms

• halebein (Nynorsk also)

References

• “haleben” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “haleben” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).