piggdekk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From pigg +‎ dekk

Noun

piggdekk n (definite singular piggdekket, indefinite plural piggdekk, definite plural piggdekka or piggdekkene)

  1. (automotive) a studded tyre (usually plural: a winter tyre fitted with studs for driving on icy and snow-covered roads)
    • Søndag 3 april er siste dagen du kan kjøre med piggdekk i Norge, med unntak av de tre nordligste fylkene. Fra mandag av må piggdekkene av. Sunday 3 April is the last day you can drive with studded tyres in Norway, with the exception of the three northernmost counties. From Monday the studded tyres must be removed. (ABC nyheter 4 April 2016)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From pigg +‎ dekk

Noun

piggdekk n (definite singular piggdekket, indefinite plural piggdekk, definite plural piggdekka)

  1. (automotive) a studded tyre (usually plural: as above)

References

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