pattedyr

Danish

Etymology

From patte (“to suck”) +‎ dyr (“animal”). Calque of German Säugetier or New Latin mammāle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /patədyːˀr/, [ˈpʰad̥əˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

pattedyr n (singular definite pattedyret, plural indefinite pattedyr)

1. mammal (an animal of the class Mammalia)

Declension

Declension of pattedyr

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pattedyr	pattedyret	pattedyr	pattedyrene
genitive	pattedyrs	pattedyrets	pattedyrs	pattedyrenes

Derived terms

• havpattedyr

References

• “pattedyr” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From patte +‎ dyr.

Noun

pattedyr n (definite singular pattedyret, indefinite plural pattedyr, definite plural pattedyra or pattedyrene)

1. a mammal

Derived terms

• sjøpattedyr

References

• “pattedyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From patte +‎ dyr.

Noun

pattedyr n (definite singular pattedyret, indefinite plural pattedyr, definite plural pattedyra)

1. a mammal

Derived terms

• sjøpattedyr

References

• “pattedyr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.