døgnflue
Danish
Etymology
From døgn + flue. Compare Norwegian Bokmål døgnflue, Faroese døgnfluga, Icelandic dægurflugur and Norwegian Nynorsk døgnfluge (or døgerfluge).
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From døgn + flue. Compare Danish døgnflue, Faroese døgnfluga, Icelandic dægurflugur and Norwegian Nynorsk døgnfluge (or døgerfluge).
Noun
døgnflue f or m (definite singular døgnflua or døgnfluen, indefinite plural døgnfluer, definite plural døgnfluene)
- (insect) a mayfly
- nine-day wonder
References
- “døgnflue” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “døgnflue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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