dovendyr

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Danish

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Etymology

Compound of doven +‎ dyr

Noun

dovendyr n (singular definite dovendyret, plural indefinite dovendyr)

  1. a sloth (Folivora)
    1. (figurative) a lazy person

Declension

Declension of dovendyr
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dovendyr dovendyret dovendyr dovendyrene
genitive dovendyrs dovendyrets dovendyrs dovendyrenes

References

dovendyr” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

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dovendyr

Etymology

doven +‎ dyr

Pronunciation

Noun

dovendyr n (definite singular dovendyret, indefinite plural dovendyr, definite plural dovendyra or dovendyrene)

  1. a sloth (mammal)

References

“dovendyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

doven +‎ dyr

Pronunciation

Noun

dovendyr n (definite singular dovendyret, indefinite plural dovendyr, definite plural dovendyra)

  1. a sloth (mammal)

References

“dovendyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.