brunbjørn

See also: brunbjörn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From brun +‎ bjørn.

Noun

brunbjørn m (definite singular brunbjørnen, indefinite plural brunbjørner, definite plural brunbjørnene)

  1. a brown bear (Ursus arctos)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • brunbjønn (dialectal spelling)

Etymology

From brun (“brown”) +‎ bjørn (“bear”). Compare Swedish brunbjörn.

Pronunciation

  • (not guttural R dialects) IPA(key): /²brʉːnbjœɳ/
  • (Trøndersk) IPA(key): /²bruːnbjœɲː/

Noun

brunbjørn m (definite singular brunbjørnen, indefinite plural brunbjørnar, definite plural brunbjørnane)

  1. a brown bear, Ursus arctos

References

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