isbjørn

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Danish

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Etymology

From is +‎ bjørn.

Noun

isbjørn c (singular definite isbjørnen, plural indefinite isbjørne)

  1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Declension

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Norwegian Bokmål

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isbjørn

Etymology

From is +‎ bjørn.

Pronunciation

Noun

isbjørn m (definite singular isbjørnen, indefinite plural isbjørner, definite plural isbjørnene)

  1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
    Synonyms: hvitbjørn, kvitbjørn

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From is (ice) +‎ bjørn (bear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²iːsbjœrn/, /²iːsbjœn/

Noun

isbjørn m (definite singular isbjørnen, indefinite plural isbjørnar, definite plural isbjørnane)

  1. Synonym of kvitebjørn (polar bear)
    • 1889, Julius Gude, Lærebok i landkunna:
      Fraa finnmarksbyarne vert det utsendt smærre farty nordi Ishavet og til Spitsbergen paa veiding etter kobbe, rossmaal, haakjerring, isbjørn, rein o.m. []
      From the towns of Finnmark, smaller vessels are sent north into the Arctic Ocean and Spitsbergen, hunting for seal, walrus, Greenland shark, polar bear, reindeer and so on

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