mårddjur

Swedish

mårddjur

Etymology

Compound of mård (“marten”) +‎ djur (“animal”). Compare with analogies such as kattdjur (“feline”, literally “cat-animal”) and hunddjur (“canine”, literally “dog-animal”). First attested in 1865.

Noun

mårddjur n

  1. any mustelid

Declension

Declension of mårddjur
nominative genitive
singular indefinite mårddjur mårddjurs
definite mårddjuret mårddjurets
plural indefinite mårddjur mårddjurs
definite mårddjuren mårddjurens

References

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