blekksprut

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From blekk +‎ sprute.

Noun

blekksprut m (definite singular blekkspruten, indefinite plural blekkspruter, definite plural blekksprutene)

an octopus (with eight arms)
a squid (with ten arms and tentacles)

References

“blekksprut” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

blekksprute (is this spelling now obsolete?)

Etymology

From blekk +‎ sprute.

Noun

blekksprut m (definite singular blekkspruten, indefinite plural blekksprutar, definite plural blekksprutane)

an octopus (with eight arms)
a squid (with ten arms and tentacles)

References

“blekksprut” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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