pattedyr

From patte (“to suck”) +‎ dyr (“animal”). Calque of German Säugetier or New Latin mammāle.

• IPA^(key): /patədyːˀr/, [ˈpʰad̥əˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]

pattedyr n (singular definite pattedyret, plural indefinite pattedyr)

1. mammal (an animal of the class Mammalia)

• havpattedyr

• “pattedyr” in Den Danske Ordbog

From patte +‎ dyr.

pattedyr n (definite singular pattedyret, indefinite plural pattedyr, definite plural pattedyra or pattedyrene)

1. a mammal

• sjøpattedyr

• “pattedyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From patte +‎ dyr.

pattedyr n (definite singular pattedyret, indefinite plural pattedyr, definite plural pattedyra)

1. a mammal

• sjøpattedyr

• “pattedyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.