klappmyss

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Klappmütze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɑpmʏs/

Noun

klappmyss m (definite singular klappmyssen, indefinite plural klappmyssar, definite plural klappmyssane)

1. a hooded seal (Cystophora cristata)
   • 1932, Paul Moltu, Fiskarsoga frå Sunnmøre og Romsdal:

     Dei gjekk no ut omkring 20. mars til Vesterisen etter ungsel, og seinare i Danskestrætet etter klappmyss.

     Now they went out around 20 March to the Western Ice after young seal, and later into the Danish Strait after hooded seal.

References

• “klappmyss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.