isbjørn

From is +‎ bjørn.

isbjørn c (singular definite isbjørnen, plural indefinite isbjørne)

1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

• “isbjørn” in Den Danske Ordbog

From is +‎ bjørn.

• IPA^(key): /iːsbjøːɳ/
• Rhymes: -øːɳ

isbjørn m (definite singular isbjørnen, indefinite plural isbjørner, definite plural isbjørnene)

1. polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

   Synonyms: hvitbjørn, kvitbjørn

• “isbjørn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From is (“ice”) +‎ bjørn (“bear”).

• IPA^(key): /²iːsbjœrn/, /²iːsbjœn/

isbjørn m (definite singular isbjørnen, indefinite plural isbjørnar, definite plural isbjørnane)

1. Synonym of kvitebjørn (“polar bear”)
   • 1889, Julius Gude, Lærebok i landkunna:

     Fraa finnmarksbyarne vert det utsendt smærre farty nordi Ishavet og til Spitsbergen paa veiding etter kobbe, rossmaal, haakjerring, isbjørn, rein o.m. […]

     From the towns of Finnmark, smaller vessels are sent north into the Arctic Ocean and Spitsbergen, hunting for seal, walrus, Greenland shark, polar bear, reindeer and so on […]

• “isbjørn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.