havdyp

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hav +‎ dyp

Noun

havdyp n (definite singular havdypet, indefinite plural havdyp, definite plural havdypa or havdypene)

1. ocean or sea depth
   • 2015, På havets bunn: Sjøkrig og skattejakt by Alf R. Jacobsen, Vega Forlag as, →ISBN, 9788282114622 [1]

     Forsøk på berging var umulig. Havdypet der Gairsoppa forsvant, var på 4700 meter. Så dypt ville menneskene aldri komme, sa de fleste.

     Attempt at salvage was impossible. The depth of the ocean where the Gairsoppa disappeared was 4700 metres. So deep that men would never go there, said most.

Alternative forms

• havdjup (Nynorsk also)

References

• “havdyp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.