þvottabjörn

Icelandic

Etymology

From þvottur (“washing”) +‎ björn (“bear”).

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål vaskebjørn, Danish vaskebjørn, Swedish tvättbjörn, and German Waschbär.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθvɔhtaˌpjœrtn/

Noun

þvottabjörn m (genitive singular þvottabjarnar, nominative plural þvottabirnir)

  1. raccoon

Declension

Declension of þvottabjörn (masculine, based on björn)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þvottabjörn þvottabjörninn þvottabirnir þvottabirnirnir
accusative þvottabjörn þvottabjörninn þvottabirni þvottabirnina
dative þvottabirni þvottabirninum þvottabjörnum þvottabjörnunum
genitive þvottabjarnar þvottabjarnarins þvottabjarna þvottabjarnanna

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