neshorn

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Norwegian Bokmål

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neshorn (Ceratotherium simum)

Etymology

From nese +‎ horn, calque of Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs). Compare Danish næsehorn, Swedish noshörning, Faroese nashyrningur, Icelandic nashyrningur, Dutch neushoorn and German Nashorn.

Pronunciation

Noun

neshorn n (definite singular neshornet, indefinite plural neshorn, definite plural neshorna or neshornene)

  1. a rhinoceros, a rhino

See also

References

“neshorn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.