pindsvin

Danish

pindsvin

Etymology

From pind (“stick”) +‎ svin (“pig, swine”). Compare German Stachelschwein, French porc-épic and English porcupine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pensviːn/, [ˈpʰenˌsviːˀn]

Noun

pindsvin n (singular definite pindsvinet, plural indefinite pindsvin)

1. hedgehog (animal)
2. porcupine

Inflection

Declension of pindsvin

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pindsvin	pindsvinet	pindsvin	pindsvinene
genitive	pindsvins	pindsvinets	pindsvins	pindsvinenes

References

• “pindsvin” in Den Danske Ordbog