igelkott

Swedish

en igelkott

Etymology

From Old Swedish *īghilkutter, from Old Norse ígulkǫttr.[1] The first element is from Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (hedgehog).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːɡɛlˌkɔt/
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Noun

igelkott c

  1. a hedgehog
    Synonym: igelkotte

Declension

Declension of igelkott 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative igelkott igelkotten igelkottar igelkottarna
Genitive igelkotts igelkottens igelkottars igelkottarnas
  • igelkottsbo
  • igelkottstaktik

See also

References

  1. igelkott in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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