skilpadde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German schiltpadde; compare with Danish skildpadde.

Noun

skilpadde f, m (definite singular skilpadda or skilpadden, indefinite plural skilpadder, definite plural skilpaddene)

a turtle (marine reptile; also a land reptile (tortoise) in North American English)

Derived terms

See also

skjelpadde (Nynorsk)

References

“skilpadde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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