nashorn

See also: Nashorn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From nase +‎ horn, calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs). Compare Danish næsehorn, Swedish noshörning, Faroese nashyrningur, Icelandic nashyrningur, Dutch neushoorn and German Nashorn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naːs.huːrn/, [naːs.huːɳ]

Noun

nashorn n (definite singular nashornet, indefinite plural nashorn, definite plural nashorna)

  1. a rhinoceros, a rhino

See also

References

“nashorn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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