Norwegian Bokmål

edderkopp

Noun

edderkopp m ‎(definite singular edderkoppen, indefinite plural edderkopper, definite plural edderkoppene)

1. a spider (arthropod)

References

“edderkopp” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

edder, Danish form of eiter ‎(“poison”) + kopp ‎(“something thick or bloated”). Compare Old English āttercoppe, Danish edderkop, Faroese eiturkoppur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.der.kop/, [ˈɛ.dəɾ.ˌkɔp]

Noun

edderkopp m ‎(definite singular edderkoppen, indefinite plural edderkoppar, definite plural edderkoppane)

1. a spider

References

“edderkopp” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.