døgnflue

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Danish

Etymology

From døgn +‎ flue. Compare Norwegian Bokmål døgnflue, Faroese døgnfluga, Icelandic dægurflugur and Norwegian Nynorsk døgnfluge (or døgerfluge).

Noun

døgnflue c (singular definite døgnfluen, plural indefinite døgnfluer)

  1. mayfly
  2. nine-day wonder

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)

  1. (insect) a mayfly
  2. nine-day wonder

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