bøffel

Danish

Etymology

Via Middle Low German buffel and German Büffel from French buffle, from Late Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥øfəl]

Noun

bøffel c (singular definite bøflen or bøffelen (unofficial), plural indefinite bøfler)

  1. a buffalo

Declension

Declension of bøffel

gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bøffel bøflen
bøffelen 		bøfler bøflerne
genitive bøffels bøflens
bøffelens 		bøflers bøflernes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bøffel m (definite singular bøffelen, indefinite plural bøfler, definite plural bøflene)

  1. a buffalo (of Asia or Africa, also used to describe the North American bison or buffalo, although not recommended)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bøffel m (definite singular bøffelen, indefinite plural bøflar, definite plural bøflane)

  1. a buffalo (as above)
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