vasspissmus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- vass-spissmus (hyphenated)
Etymology
From vass- (“water”) + spissmus (“shrew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ʋɑsːˌspɪsmʉs/
Noun
vasspissmus f (definite singular vasspissmusa, indefinite plural vasspissmus or vasspissmyser, definite plural vasspissmusene or vasspissmysene)
- a water shrew, Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens
References
- Vasspissmus at Artsdatabanken
- “vasspissmus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.