"barsau" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: barsauen [definite, singular], barsauar [indefinite, plural], barsauane [definite, plural]
Etymology: Compound of bar + sau, compare barhane (“cone”). Literally, “coniferous sheep”. The sense "toy" was the original, later entered the dialects from the child speech. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|nn|bar|sau}} Compound of bar + sau, {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|coniferous sheep}} “coniferous sheep”, {{lit|coniferous sheep}} Literally, “coniferous sheep” Head templates: {{nn-noun-m1}} barsau m (definite singular barsauen, indefinite plural barsauar, definite plural barsauane)
  1. a sheep made of a conifer cone as a toy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-barsau-nn-noun-M9BleTm1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 2 6
  2. (Trøndelag, Tustna, Kvikne, Rindal, Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Gausdal, Malangen) synonym of barkjuke/kongle
    (Folldal, Surnadal) a cone of a pine, synonym of tallsau/furukongle
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-barsau-nn-noun-FLI8DpgR Categories (other): Gudbrandsdalsmål, Surnadal dialect, Trøndersk Norwegian
  3. (Trøndelag, Tustna, Kvikne, Rindal, Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Gausdal, Malangen) synonym of barkjuke/kongle
    (Bindal) a cone of a spruce, synonym of gransau/grankongle
    Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-barsau-nn-noun-5b~5qzMZ Categories (other): Gudbrandsdalsmål, Trøndersk Norwegian
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