piggsvin

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piggsvin

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• pinnsvin

piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina or piggsvinene)

1. a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)

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piggsvin

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From pigg +‎ svin. Compare Faroese tindasvín and Danish pindsvin. Calque of Ancient Greek ἀκανθόχοιρος (akanthókhoiros) (compare Greek ακανθόχοιρος (akanthóchoiros)), probably through Vulgar Latin *porcospinus, like e.g. English porcupine.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪɡːsʋɪn/

piggsvin n (definite singular piggsvinet, indefinite plural piggsvin, definite plural piggsvina)

1. a hedgehog (small nocturnal mammal)

   Synonym: bustyvel

   • 1908, Severin Eskeland, “translator, original by Chateaubriand”, in Atala:

     Og ho sauma mokassinar aat meg utav moskusrotteskinn, med piggar utav piggsvin.

     And she sewed moccasins for me from the hide of muskrat, with spines from hedgehogs.

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

piggsvin

Wikipedia ^sv

pigg +‎ svin

piggsvin n

1. porcupine
2. (dialectal) hedgehog

   Synonym: igelkott

• piggsvin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• piggsvin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH