dyr – Norwegian Bokmål noun declension

Noun: dyr
Gender: Neuter Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.	dyr
Pl.	dyr

Definite

Sg.	dyret
Pl.	dyra; dyrene

Sample Sentences

Nouns inflected like dyr

kretsløp, kroppsvev, sexliv, samråd, samvær, samløp, sesongkort, cappella-kor, solbær, sjøfly, sjøliv, betongrør, passasjertog, passasjerfly, skritt, skjerf, skjegg, skjold, fenakjøtt, selvmord, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)

Etymology

From Old West Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm. Cognate with Swedish djur, Gothic 𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃 (dius), German Tier, Dutch dier, and English deer. See: Swedish Nouns 'djur', Gothic Nouns '𐌳𐌹𐌿𐍃', German Nouns 'Tier', Dutch Nouns 'dier', English Nouns 'deer'.

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