murmeldyr

Danish

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murmeldyr

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Etymology

From German Murmeltier, Derived from Latin murem montis (“mountain mouse”).

Noun

murmeldyr n (singular definite murmeldyret, plural indefinite murmeldyr)

1. marmot (Marmota)
   1. (figurative) a lazy and inactive person

      Synonyms: dovendyr, sovetryne

Declension

Declension of murmeldyr

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	murmeldyr	murmeldyret	murmeldyr	murmeldyrene
genitive	murmeldyrs	murmeldyrets	murmeldyrs	murmeldyrenes

Further reading

• “murmeldyr” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Nynorsk

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murmeldyr

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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)

1. a marmot

References

• “murmeldyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.