murmeldyr

Norwegian Nynorsk

Kamtsjatkamurmeldyr med ein murmeldyrunge

Etymology

The last part is dyr. Ultimately from Middle High German murmeltier, like Icelandic múrmeldýr, Swedish murmeldjur and Danish murmeldyr (Bokmål also).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mʉrmeldyr/

Noun

murmeldyr n (definite singular murmeldyret, indefinite plural murmeldyr, definite plural murmeldyra)

a marmot

References

“murmeldyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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