hund

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hund c (singular definite hunden, plural indefinite hunde)

hunden (definite singular)
hunde (indefinite plural)
hund (indefinite nominative singular)
hunden (definite nominative singular)
hunde (indefinite nominative plural)
hundene (definite nominative plural)
hunds (genitive indefinite singular)
hundens (definite genitive singular)
hundes (genitive indefinite plural)
hundenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, from *ḱwṓ (“dog”).


tiger

tiger c (singular definite tigeren, plural indefinite tigere or tigre)

tigeren (definite singular)
tigere (indefinite plural)
tigre (indefinite plural)
tiger (indefinite nominative singular)
tigeren (definite nominative singular)
tigere (indefinite nominative plural)
tigre (indefinite nominative plural)
tigerne (definite nominative plural)
tigrene (definite nominative plural)
tigers (genitive indefinite singular)
tigerens (definite genitive singular)
tigeres (genitive indefinite plural)
tigres (genitive indefinite plural)
tigernes (definite genitive plural)
tigrenes (definite genitive plural)


zebra

zebra c (singular definite zebraen, plural indefinite zebraer)

zebraen (definite singular)
zebraer (indefinite plural)
zebra (indefinite nominative singular)
zebraen (definite nominative singular)
zebraer (indefinite nominative plural)
zebraerne (definite nominative plural)
zebras (genitive indefinite singular)
zebraens (definite genitive singular)
zebraers (genitive indefinite plural)
zebraernes (definite genitive plural)


koala

koala (singular definite ?, plural indefinite koala)

koala (indefinite plural)
koala (indefinite nominative singular)
koalaen (definite nominative singular)
koalaer (indefinite nominative plural)
koalaerne (definite nominative plural)
koalas (genitive indefinite singular)
koalaens (definite genitive singular)
koalaers (genitive indefinite plural)
koalaernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from English koala, from Dharug.


hamster

hamster c (singular definite hamsteren, plural indefinite hamstere)

hamsteren (definite singular)
hamstere (indefinite plural)
hamster (indefinite nominative singular)
hamsteren (definite nominative singular)
hamstere (indefinite nominative plural)
hamsterne (definite nominative plural)
hamsters (genitive indefinite singular)
hamsterens (definite genitive singular)
hamsteres (genitive indefinite plural)
hamsternes (definite genitive plural)


hare

hare c (singular definite haren, plural indefinite harer)

haren (definite singular)
harer (indefinite plural)
hare (indefinite nominative singular)
haren (definite nominative singular)
harer (indefinite nominative plural)
harerne (definite nominative plural)
hares (genitive indefinite singular)
harens (definite genitive singular)
harers (genitive indefinite plural)
harernes (definite genitive plural)


gnu

gnu c (singular definite gnuen, plural indefinite gnuer)

gnuen (definite singular)
gnuer (indefinite plural)
gnu (indefinite nominative singular)
gnuen (definite nominative singular)
gnuer (indefinite nominative plural)
gnuerne (definite nominative plural)
gnus (genitive indefinite singular)
gnuens (definite genitive singular)
gnuers (genitive indefinite plural)
gnuernes (definite genitive plural)

From German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Bantu.


leopard

leopard c (singular definite leoparden, plural indefinite leoparder)

leoparden (definite singular)
leoparder (indefinite plural)
leopard (indefinite nominative singular)
leoparden (definite nominative singular)
leoparder (indefinite nominative plural)
leoparderne (definite nominative plural)
leopards (genitive indefinite singular)
leopardens (definite genitive singular)
leoparders (genitive indefinite plural)
leopardernes (definite genitive plural)


ren

ren c (singular definite renen, plural indefinite rener)

renen (definite singular)
rener (indefinite plural)
ren (indefinite nominative singular)
renen (definite nominative singular)
rener (indefinite nominative plural)
renerne (definite nominative plural)
rens (genitive indefinite singular)
renens (definite genitive singular)
reners (genitive indefinite plural)
renernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hreinn m, from Proto-Germanic *hrainaz, cognate with Norwegian rein, Swedish ren, Old English hrān.


ren

ren c (singular definite renen, plural indefinite rene or rener)

renen (definite singular)
rene (indefinite plural)
rener (indefinite plural)
ren (indefinite nominative singular)
renen (definite nominative singular)
rene (indefinite nominative plural)
rener (indefinite nominative plural)
renene (definite nominative plural)
renerne (definite nominative plural)
rens (genitive indefinite singular)
renens (definite genitive singular)
renes (genitive indefinite plural)
reners (genitive indefinite plural)
renenes (definite genitive plural)
renernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse rein f, from Proto-Germanic *rainō, cognate with Norwegian rein, Swedish ren, German Rain (English rean is from Old Norse).

(rare, real estate, agriculture) a strip of unplowed land serving as a boundary between estates


ren

ren (neuter rent, plural and definite singular attributive rene)

rent (neuter)
rene (attributive definite singular)
rene (attributive plural)
ren (positive)
renere (comparative)
renest (superlative)
rent (positive)
rene (plural positive)
renere (comparative plural)
renest (plural superlative)
rene (positive)
reneste (superlative)

From Old Norse hreinn (“clean”), from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz, cognate with Norwegian rein, Swedish ren, German rein, Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains).

pure, mere, sheer(without any added elements)


gris

gris c (singular definite grisen, plural indefinite grise)

grisen (definite singular)
grise (indefinite plural)
gris (indefinite nominative singular)
grisen (definite nominative singular)
grise (indefinite nominative plural)
grisene (definite nominative plural)
gris' (genitive indefinite singular)
grisens (definite genitive singular)
grises (genitive indefinite plural)
grisenes (definite genitive plural)


chinchilla

chinchilla (singular definite chinchillaen, plural indefinite chinchillaer)

chinchillaen (definite singular)
chinchillaer (indefinite plural)


svin

svin n (singular definite svinet, plural indefinite svin)

svinet (definite singular)
svin (indefinite plural)
svin (indefinite nominative singular)
svinet (definite nominative singular)
svin (indefinite nominative plural)
svinene (definite nominative plural)
svins (genitive indefinite singular)
svinets (definite genitive singular)
svins (genitive indefinite plural)
svinenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse svín, from Proto-Germanic *swīną, from an adjectival form of Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

(member of family Suidae) hog, pig, swine


puma

puma c (singular definite pumaen, plural indefinite pumaer)

pumaen (definite singular)
pumaer (indefinite plural)
puma (indefinite nominative singular)
pumaen (definite nominative singular)
pumaer (indefinite nominative plural)
pumaerne (definite nominative plural)
pumas (genitive indefinite singular)
pumaens (definite genitive singular)
pumaers (genitive indefinite plural)
pumaernes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Spanish puma, from Quechua puma.


collie

collie c (singular definite collien, plural indefinite collier)

collien (definite singular)
collier (indefinite plural)
collie (indefinite nominative singular)
collien (definite nominative singular)
collier (indefinite nominative plural)
collierne (definite nominative plural)
collies (genitive indefinite singular)
colliens (definite genitive singular)
colliers (genitive indefinite plural)
colliernes (definite genitive plural)


elefant

elefant c (singular definite elefanten, plural indefinite elefanter)

elefanten (definite singular)
elefanter (indefinite plural)
elefant (indefinite nominative singular)
elefanten (definite nominative singular)
elefanter (indefinite nominative plural)
elefanterne (definite nominative plural)
elefants (genitive indefinite singular)
elefantens (definite genitive singular)
elefanters (genitive indefinite plural)
elefanternes (definite genitive plural)

Via Latin elephantus from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās); replaced Old Danish fil (“elephant”), Old Norse fíll (cf. older Danish filsben (“ivory”)).


kanin

kanin c (singular definite kaninen, plural indefinite kaniner)

kaninen (definite singular)
kaniner (indefinite plural)
kanin (indefinite nominative singular)
kaninen (definite nominative singular)
kaniner (indefinite nominative plural)
kaninerne (definite nominative plural)
kanins (genitive indefinite singular)
kaninens (definite genitive singular)
kaniners (genitive indefinite plural)
kaninernes (definite genitive plural)

Via Middle Low German kanīn, konīn from Old French connil, connin, from Latin cunīculus (“rabbit”). Compare also Norwegian kanin, Swedish kanin, German Kaninchen, and Dutch konijn.


abe

abe c (singular definite aben, plural indefinite aber)

aben (definite singular)
aber (indefinite plural)
abe (indefinite nominative singular)
aben (definite nominative singular)
aber (indefinite nominative plural)
aberne (definite nominative plural)
abes (genitive indefinite singular)
abens (definite genitive singular)
abers (genitive indefinite plural)
abernes (definite genitive plural)


dyr

dyr n (singular definite dyret, plural indefinite dyr)

dyret (definite singular)
dyr (indefinite plural)
dyr (indefinite nominative singular)
dyret (definite nominative singular)
dyr (indefinite nominative plural)
dyrene (definite nominative plural)
dyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
dyrets (definite genitive singular)
dyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
dyrenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old East Norse diūʀ, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.
Cognate with Swedish djur, English deer, German Tier, Dutch dier.

animal, beast (as opposed to human beings, or of human beings acting brutally)


orne

orne c (singular definite ornen, plural indefinite orner)

ornen (definite singular)
orner (indefinite plural)
orne (indefinite nominative singular)
ornen (definite nominative singular)
orner (indefinite nominative plural)
ornerne (definite nominative plural)
ornes (genitive indefinite singular)
ornens (definite genitive singular)
orners (genitive indefinite plural)
ornernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse *runa, from runi (“boar”).


delfin

delfin c (singular definite delfinen, plural indefinite delfiner)

delfinen (definite singular)
delfiner (indefinite plural)
delfin (indefinite nominative singular)
delfinen (definite nominative singular)
delfiner (indefinite nominative plural)
delfinerne (definite nominative plural)
delfins (genitive indefinite singular)
delfinens (definite genitive singular)
delfiners (genitive indefinite plural)
delfinernes (definite genitive plural)


hest

hest c (singular definite hesten, plural indefinite heste)

hesten (definite singular)
heste (indefinite plural)
hest (indefinite nominative singular)
hesten (definite nominative singular)
heste (indefinite nominative plural)
hestene (definite nominative plural)
hests (genitive indefinite singular)
hestens (definite genitive singular)
hestes (genitive indefinite plural)
hestenes (definite genitive plural)

Norwegian Bokmål: hest

→ Greenlandic: hiisti, hesti

From Old Norse hestr (“stallion”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhistaz, a Verner alternation variant of *hangistaz, which is the source of the West Germanic word for “stallion”, cf. German Hengst and Danish hingst (a loanword from Low German).


sæl

sæl c (singular definite sælen, plural indefinite sæler)

sælen (definite singular)
sæler (indefinite plural)
sæl (indefinite nominative singular)
sælen (definite nominative singular)
sæler (indefinite nominative plural)
sælerne (definite nominative plural)
sæls (genitive indefinite singular)
sælens (definite genitive singular)
sælers (genitive indefinite plural)
sælernes (definite genitive plural)


hjort

hjort c (singular definite hjorten, plural indefinite hjorte)

hjorten (definite singular)
hjorte (indefinite plural)
hjort (indefinite nominative singular)
hjorten (definite nominative singular)
hjorte (indefinite nominative plural)
hjortene (definite nominative plural)
hjorts (genitive indefinite singular)
hjortens (definite genitive singular)
hjortes (genitive indefinite plural)
hjortenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish hjort, English hart, German Hirsch.


ulv

ulv c (singular definite ulven, plural indefinite ulve)

ulven (definite singular)
ulve (indefinite plural)
ulv (indefinite nominative singular)
ulven (definite nominative singular)
ulve (indefinite nominative plural)
ulvene (definite nominative plural)
ulvs (genitive indefinite singular)
ulvens (definite genitive singular)
ulves (genitive indefinite plural)
ulvenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ulfr, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”).


rå

rå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)

råt (neuter)
rå (attributive definite singular)
rå (attributive plural)

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.

raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)


spids

spids (neuter spidst, plural and definite singular attributive spidse, comparative spidsere, superlative (predicative) spidsest, superlative (attributive) spidseste)

spidst (neuter)
spidse (attributive definite singular)
spidse (attributive plural)
spidsere (comparative)
spidsest (predicative superlative)
spidseste (attributive superlative)
spids (positive)
spidst (positive)
spidse (plural positive)
spidse (positive)


ræv

ræv c (singular definite ræven, plural indefinite ræve)

ræven (definite singular)
ræve (indefinite plural)
ræv (indefinite nominative singular)
ræven (definite nominative singular)
ræve (indefinite nominative plural)
rævene (definite nominative plural)
rævs (genitive indefinite singular)
rævens (definite genitive singular)
ræves (genitive indefinite plural)
rævenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish ræf, from Old Norse refr, from Proto-Germanic *rebaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk rev, Swedish räv. The word is probably borrowed from an Iranian source, compare Digor Ossetian робас (robas, “fox”), Persian روباه (rôbâh), Sanskrit लोपाक (lopāka). Latin vulpēs and Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx) are probably related somehow, but it may be a wanderword.

Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes#Translingual

(zoology) fox (the species Vulpes vulpes)


okse

okse c (singular definite oksen, plural indefinite okser)

oksen (definite singular)
okser (indefinite plural)
okse (indefinite nominative singular)
oksen (definite nominative singular)
okser (indefinite nominative plural)
okserne (definite nominative plural)
okses (genitive indefinite singular)
oksens (definite genitive singular)
oksers (genitive indefinite plural)
oksernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“ox, bull”).

beef (meat from a cow, bull or other bovines)


pattedyr

pattedyr n (singular definite pattedyret, plural indefinite pattedyr)

pattedyret (definite singular)
pattedyr (indefinite plural)
pattedyr (indefinite nominative singular)
pattedyret (definite nominative singular)
pattedyr (indefinite nominative plural)
pattedyrene (definite nominative plural)
pattedyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
pattedyrets (definite genitive singular)
pattedyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
pattedyrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈpʰad̥əˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]

From patte (“to suck”) + dyr (“animal”). Calque of German Säugetier or New Latin mammāle.

mammal (an animal of the class Mammalia)


bjørn

bjørn c (singular definite bjørnen, plural indefinite bjørne)

bjørnen (definite singular)
bjørne (indefinite plural)
bjørn (indefinite nominative singular)
bjørnen (definite nominative singular)
bjørne (indefinite nominative plural)
bjørnene (definite nominative plural)
bjørns (genitive indefinite singular)
bjørnens (definite genitive singular)
bjørnes (genitive indefinite plural)
bjørnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish biørn, biorn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“brown, shining”).


odder

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odder c (singular definite odderen, plural indefinite oddere)

odderen (definite singular)
oddere (indefinite plural)
odder (indefinite nominative singular)
odderen (definite nominative singular)
oddere (indefinite nominative plural)
odderne (definite nominative plural)
odders (genitive indefinite singular)
odderens (definite genitive singular)
odderes (genitive indefinite plural)
oddernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse otr (“otter”), from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“aquatic, water-animal”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water”). Cognates are Faroese otur, Icelandic otur, Norwegian Bokmål oter and Swedish utter. Compare Dutch otter and German Otter.


hingst

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hingst c (singular definite hingsten, plural indefinite hingste)

hingsten (definite singular)
hingste (indefinite plural)
hingst (indefinite nominative singular)
hingsten (definite nominative singular)
hingste (indefinite nominative plural)
hingstene (definite nominative plural)
hingsts (genitive indefinite singular)
hingstens (definite genitive singular)
hingstes (genitive indefinite plural)
hingstenes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German hengest, hengst, hingest, hingst, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz, cognate with German Hengst. The Scandinavian word for “horse”, e.g. Danish hest, comes from a Verner alternation variant, *hanhistaz.


kattedyr

kattedyr n (singular definite kattedyret, plural indefinite kattedyr)

kattedyret (definite singular)
kattedyr (indefinite plural)
kattedyr (indefinite nominative singular)
kattedyret (definite nominative singular)
kattedyr (indefinite nominative plural)
kattedyrene (definite nominative plural)
kattedyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
kattedyrets (definite genitive singular)
kattedyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
kattedyrenes (definite genitive plural)


huskat

huskat c (singular definite huskatten, plural indefinite huskatte)

huskatten (definite singular)
huskatte (indefinite plural)
huskat (indefinite nominative singular)
huskatten (definite nominative singular)
huskatte (indefinite nominative plural)
huskattene (definite nominative plural)
huskats (genitive indefinite singular)
huskattens (definite genitive singular)
huskattes (genitive indefinite plural)
huskattenes (definite genitive plural)

Compound of hus (“house”) and kat (“cat”).


pindsvin

pindsvin n (singular definite pindsvinet, plural indefinite pindsvin)

pindsvinet (definite singular)
pindsvin (indefinite plural)
pindsvin (indefinite nominative singular)
pindsvinet (definite nominative singular)
pindsvin (indefinite nominative plural)
pindsvinene (definite nominative plural)
pindsvins (genitive indefinite singular)
pindsvinets (definite genitive singular)
pindsvins (genitive indefinite plural)
pindsvinenes (definite genitive plural)

From pind (“stick”) + svin (“pig, swine”). Compare German Stachelschwein, French porc-épic and English porcupine.


hyæne

hyæne c (singular definite hyænen, plural indefinite hyæner)

hyænen (definite singular)
hyæner (indefinite plural)
hyæne (indefinite nominative singular)
hyænen (definite nominative singular)
hyæner (indefinite nominative plural)
hyænerne (definite nominative plural)
hyænes (genitive indefinite singular)
hyænens (definite genitive singular)
hyæners (genitive indefinite plural)
hyænernes (definite genitive plural)


missekat

missekat c (singular definite missekatten, plural indefinite missekatte)

missekatten (definite singular)
missekatte (indefinite plural)
missekat (indefinite nominative singular)
missekatten (definite nominative singular)
missekatte (indefinite nominative plural)
missekattene (definite nominative plural)
missekats (genitive indefinite singular)
missekattens (definite genitive singular)
missekattes (genitive indefinite plural)
missekattenes (definite genitive plural)


panter

panter c (singular definite panteren, plural indefinite pantere)

panteren (definite singular)
pantere (indefinite plural)
panter (indefinite nominative singular)
panteren (definite nominative singular)
pantere (indefinite nominative plural)
panterne (definite nominative plural)
panters (genitive indefinite singular)
panterens (definite genitive singular)
panteres (genitive indefinite plural)
panternes (definite genitive plural)


løve

løve c (singular definite løven, plural indefinite løver)

løven (definite singular)
løver (indefinite plural)
løve (indefinite nominative singular)
løven (definite nominative singular)
løver (indefinite nominative plural)
løverne (definite nominative plural)
løves (genitive indefinite singular)
løvens (definite genitive singular)
løvers (genitive indefinite plural)
løvernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Greenlandic: løveq

From Old Danish leon, løwen, liøwen, Old Norse ljón, ultimately from Latin leō and Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), which is probably borrowed from an ancient Near Eastern language.
The modern Danish form is influenced by Low German Lööw and German Löwe.


abyssinier

abyssinier c (singular definite abyssinieren, plural indefinite abyssiniere)

abyssinieren (definite singular)
abyssiniere (indefinite plural)
abyssinier (indefinite nominative singular)
abyssinieren (definite nominative singular)
abyssiniere (indefinite nominative plural)
abyssinierne (definite nominative plural)
abyssiniers (genitive indefinite singular)
abyssinierens (definite genitive singular)
abyssinieres (genitive indefinite plural)
abyssiniernes (definite genitive plural)


elg

elg c (singular definite elgen, plural indefinite elge)

elgen (definite singular)
elge (indefinite plural)
elg (indefinite nominative singular)
elgen (definite nominative singular)
elge (indefinite nominative plural)
elgene (definite nominative plural)
elgs (genitive indefinite singular)
elgens (definite genitive singular)
elges (genitive indefinite plural)
elgenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse elgr (“moose”), from Proto-Germanic *elh-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“red, brown”).


jordsvin

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jordsvin n (singular definite jordsvinet, plural indefinite jordsvin)

jordsvinet (definite singular)
jordsvin (indefinite plural)
jordsvin (indefinite nominative singular)
jordsvinet (definite nominative singular)
jordsvin (indefinite nominative plural)
jordsvinene (definite nominative plural)
jordsvins (genitive indefinite singular)
jordsvinets (definite genitive singular)
jordsvins (genitive indefinite plural)
jordsvinenes (definite genitive plural)

Orycteropus afer
Orycteropus afer#Translingual


marsvin

marsvin n (singular definite marsvinet, plural indefinite marsvin)

marsvinet (definite singular)
marsvin (indefinite plural)
marsvin (indefinite nominative singular)
marsvinet (definite nominative singular)
marsvin (indefinite nominative plural)
marsvinene (definite nominative plural)
marsvins (genitive indefinite singular)
marsvinets (definite genitive singular)
marsvins (genitive indefinite plural)
marsvinenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Meerschwein (“porpoise, guinea pig”).


ged

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ged c (singular definite geden, plural indefinite geder)

geden (definite singular)
geder (indefinite plural)
ged (indefinite nominative singular)
geden (definite nominative singular)
geder (indefinite nominative plural)
gederne (definite nominative plural)
geds (genitive indefinite singular)
gedens (definite genitive singular)
geders (genitive indefinite plural)
gedernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰayd- (“goat”).


æsel

æsel n (singular definite æslet or æselet, plural indefinite æsler)

æslet (definite singular)
æselet (definite singular)
æsler (indefinite plural)
æsel (indefinite nominative singular)
æslet (definite nominative singular)
æselet (definite nominative singular)
æsler (indefinite nominative plural)
æslerne (definite nominative plural)
æsels (genitive indefinite singular)
æslets (definite genitive singular)
æselets (definite genitive singular)
æslers (genitive indefinite plural)
æslernes (definite genitive plural)

→ Faroese: esil

Borrowed from Middle Low German esel, from Old Saxon esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, from Latin asellus. Largely replaced the inherited Old Norse asni.


vandhund

vandhund c (singular definite vandhunden, plural indefinite vandhunde)

vandhunden (definite singular)
vandhunde (indefinite plural)
vandhund (indefinite nominative singular)
vandhunden (definite nominative singular)
vandhunde (indefinite nominative plural)
vandhundene (definite nominative plural)
vandhunds (genitive indefinite singular)
vandhundens (definite genitive singular)
vandhundes (genitive indefinite plural)
vandhundenes (definite genitive plural)


spidsmus

spidsmus c (singular definite spidsmusen, plural indefinite spidsmus)

spidsmusen (definite singular)
spidsmus (indefinite plural)
spidsmus (indefinite nominative singular)
spidsmusen (definite nominative singular)
spidsmus (indefinite nominative plural)
spidsmusene (definite nominative plural)
spidsmus' (genitive indefinite singular)
spidsmusens (definite genitive singular)
spidsmus' (genitive indefinite plural)
spidsmusenes (definite genitive plural)

shrew (small mammal in the family Soricidae)


chimpanse

chimpanse c (singular definite chimpansen, plural indefinite chimpanser)

chimpansen (definite singular)
chimpanser (indefinite plural)
chimpanse (indefinite nominative singular)
chimpansen (definite nominative singular)
chimpanser (indefinite nominative plural)
chimpanserne (definite nominative plural)
chimpanses (genitive indefinite singular)
chimpansens (definite genitive singular)
chimpansers (genitive indefinite plural)
chimpansernes (definite genitive plural)


kænguru

kænguru c (singular definite kænguruen, plural indefinite kænguruer)

kænguruen (definite singular)
kænguruer (indefinite plural)
kænguru (indefinite nominative singular)
kænguruen (definite nominative singular)
kænguruer (indefinite nominative plural)
kænguruerne (definite nominative plural)
kængurus (genitive indefinite singular)
kænguruens (definite genitive singular)
kænguruers (genitive indefinite plural)
kænguruernes (definite genitive plural)

[kʰɛŋˈɡ̊uːʁu]

Borrowed from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

kænguruen er hjemmehørende i Australien.


isbjørn

isbjørn c (singular definite isbjørnen, plural indefinite isbjørne)

isbjørnen (definite singular)
isbjørne (indefinite plural)
isbjørn (indefinite nominative singular)
isbjørnen (definite nominative singular)
isbjørne (indefinite nominative plural)
isbjørnene (definite nominative plural)
isbjørns (genitive indefinite singular)
isbjørnens (definite genitive singular)
isbjørnes (genitive indefinite plural)
isbjørnenes (definite genitive plural)

Ursus maritimus
Ursus maritimus#Translingual


hvalros

hvalros c (singular definite hvalrossen, plural indefinite hvalrosser)

hvalrossen (definite singular)
hvalrosser (indefinite plural)
hvalros (indefinite nominative singular)
hvalrossen (definite nominative singular)
hvalrosser (indefinite nominative plural)
hvalrosserne (definite nominative plural)
hvalros' (genitive indefinite singular)
hvalrossens (definite genitive singular)
hvalrossers (genitive indefinite plural)
hvalrossernes (definite genitive plural)


husmus

husmus (singular definite c, plural indefinite husmus)

c (definite singular)
husmus (indefinite plural)

a house mouse (mouse of the species Mus musculus)


pungdyr

pungdyr n (singular definite pungdyret, plural indefinite pungdyr)

pungdyret (definite singular)
pungdyr (indefinite plural)
pungdyr (indefinite nominative singular)
pungdyret (definite nominative singular)
pungdyr (indefinite nominative plural)
pungdyrene (definite nominative plural)
pungdyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
pungdyrets (definite genitive singular)
pungdyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
pungdyrenes (definite genitive plural)


bavian

bavian c (singular definite bavianen, plural indefinite bavianer)

bavianen (definite singular)
bavianer (indefinite plural)
bavian (indefinite nominative singular)
bavianen (definite nominative singular)
bavianer (indefinite nominative plural)
bavianerne (definite nominative plural)
bavians (genitive indefinite singular)
bavianens (definite genitive singular)
bavianers (genitive indefinite plural)
bavianernes (definite genitive plural)

From late Middle Dutch or early modern Dutch baviaan (“baboon”), from Middle French, from Old French.


lille panda

Ailurus fulgens
Ailurus fulgens#Translingual


rhesusabe

rhesusabe c (singular definite rhesusaben, plural indefinite rhesusaber)

rhesusaben (definite singular)
rhesusaber (indefinite plural)
rhesusabe (indefinite nominative singular)
rhesusaben (definite nominative singular)
rhesusaber (indefinite nominative plural)
rhesusaberne (definite nominative plural)
rhesusabes (genitive indefinite singular)
rhesusabens (definite genitive singular)
rhesusabers (genitive indefinite plural)
rhesusabernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈʁɛsusˌæːb̥ə]

Macaca mulatta
Macaca mulatta#Translingual

rhesus, rhesus macaque, rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)


rensdyr

rensdyr n (singular definite rensdyret, plural indefinite rensdyr)

rensdyret (definite singular)
rensdyr (indefinite plural)
rensdyr (indefinite nominative singular)
rensdyret (definite nominative singular)
rensdyr (indefinite nominative plural)
rensdyrene (definite nominative plural)
rensdyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
rensdyrets (definite genitive singular)
rensdyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
rensdyrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈʁanˀsˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]

[ˈʁɑnˀsˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]

From ren (“reindeer”) + dyr (“animal, deer”). Compare Norwegian reinsdyr, Swedish rendjur, Old Norse hreindýri (English reindeer and German Rentier are borrowed from Scandinavian).

Rangifer tarandus
Rangifer tarandus#Translingual


golden retriever

golden retriever c (singular definite golden retrieveren, plural indefinite golden retrievere)

golden retrieveren (definite singular)
golden retrievere (indefinite plural)
golden retriever (indefinite nominative singular)
golden retrieveren (definite nominative singular)
golden retrievere (indefinite nominative plural)
golden retrieverne (definite nominative plural)
golden retrievers (genitive indefinite singular)
golden retrieverens (definite genitive singular)
golden retrieveres (genitive indefinite plural)
golden retrievernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈɡ̊ɔwld̥ən ʁiˈtˢʁ̥iːvɐ]

[ˈɡ̊ɔwld̥ən ɹeˈtˢɹiːvɐ]


fårehund

fårehund c (singular definite fårehunden, plural indefinite fårehunde)

fårehunden (definite singular)
fårehunde (indefinite plural)
fårehund (indefinite nominative singular)
fårehunden (definite nominative singular)
fårehunde (indefinite nominative plural)
fårehundene (definite nominative plural)
fårehunds (genitive indefinite singular)
fårehundens (definite genitive singular)
fårehundes (genitive indefinite plural)
fårehundenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈfɒːɒˌhunˀ]

sheepdog (a breed of dog, used for herding sheep)


portugisisk vandhund

Portuguese Water Dog
Portuguese Water Dog


spækhugger

spækhugger c (singular definite spækhuggeren, plural indefinite spækhuggere)

spækhuggeren (definite singular)
spækhuggere (indefinite plural)
spækhugger (indefinite nominative singular)
spækhuggeren (definite nominative singular)
spækhuggere (indefinite nominative plural)
spækhuggerne (definite nominative plural)
spækhuggers (genitive indefinite singular)
spækhuggerens (definite genitive singular)
spækhuggeres (genitive indefinite plural)
spækhuggernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsb̥ɛɡ̊ˌhɔɡ̊ɐ]

From spæk (“blubber”) + hugge (“to hew”) + -er (agent noun). Compare Swedish späckhuggare, Norwegian spekkhogger, spekkhugger, Norwegian Nynorsk spekkhoggar, German Speckhauer (dated).


elsdyr

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elsdyr n (singular definite elsdyret, plural indefinite elsdyr)

elsdyret (definite singular)
elsdyr (indefinite plural)
elsdyr (indefinite nominative singular)
elsdyret (definite nominative singular)
elsdyr (indefinite nominative plural)
elsdyrene (definite nominative plural)
elsdyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
elsdyrets (definite genitive singular)
elsdyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
elsdyrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈɛlˀsˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]


bøffel

bøffel c (singular definite bøflen, plural indefinite bøfler)

bøflen (definite singular)
bøfler (indefinite plural)

Via Middle Low German buffel and German Büffel from French buffle, from Late Latin būbalus, from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos).


puddel

puddel c (singular definite pudlen or puddelen, plural indefinite pudler)

pudlen (definite singular)
puddelen (definite singular)
pudler (indefinite plural)
puddel (indefinite nominative singular)
pudlen (definite nominative singular)
puddelen (definite nominative singular)
pudler (indefinite nominative plural)
pudlerne (definite nominative plural)
puddels (genitive indefinite singular)
pudlens (definite genitive singular)
puddelens (definite genitive singular)
pudlers (genitive indefinite plural)
pudlernes (definite genitive plural)

From German Pudel, a short form of Pudelhund (“poodle”).


førerhund

førerhund c (definite singular førerhunden, indefinite plural førerhunde, definite plural førerhundene)

førerhunden (definite singular)
førerhunde (indefinite plural)
førerhundene (definite plural)


babysæl

babysæl c (singular definite babysælen, plural indefinite babysæler)

babysælen (definite singular)
babysæler (indefinite plural)
babysæl (indefinite nominative singular)
babysælen (definite nominative singular)
babysæler (indefinite nominative plural)
babysælerne (definite nominative plural)
babysæls (genitive indefinite singular)
babysælens (definite genitive singular)
babysælers (genitive indefinite plural)
babysælernes (definite genitive plural)

(animals) A baby seal, a seal that is an infant.


næsehorn

næsehorn n (singular definite næsehornet, plural indefinite næsehorn)

næsehornet (definite singular)
næsehorn (indefinite plural)
næsehorn (indefinite nominative singular)
næsehornet (definite nominative singular)
næsehorn (indefinite nominative plural)
næsehornene (definite nominative plural)
næsehorns (genitive indefinite singular)
næsehornets (definite genitive singular)
næsehorns (genitive indefinite plural)
næsehornenes (definite genitive plural)


sadel

sadel c (singular definite sadlen, plural indefinite sadler)

sadlen (definite singular)
sadler (indefinite plural)
sadel (indefinite nominative singular)
sadlen (definite nominative singular)
sadler (indefinite nominative plural)
sadlerne (definite nominative plural)
sadels (genitive indefinite singular)
sadlens (definite genitive singular)
sadlers (genitive indefinite plural)
sadlernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sǫðull, from Proto-Germanic *sadulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sod-tlō-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”).


kaskelothval

kaskelothval c (singular definite kaskelothvalen, plural indefinite kaskelothvaler)

kaskelothvalen (definite singular)
kaskelothvaler (indefinite plural)
kaskelothval (indefinite nominative singular)
kaskelothvalen (definite nominative singular)
kaskelothvaler (indefinite nominative plural)
kaskelothvalerne (definite nominative plural)
kaskelothvals (genitive indefinite singular)
kaskelothvalens (definite genitive singular)
kaskelothvalers (genitive indefinite plural)
kaskelothvalernes (definite genitive plural)


blåhval

blåhval c (singular definite blåhvalen, plural indefinite blåhvaler)

blåhvalen (definite singular)
blåhvaler (indefinite plural)
blåhval (indefinite nominative singular)
blåhvalen (definite nominative singular)
blåhvaler (indefinite nominative plural)
blåhvalerne (definite nominative plural)
blåhvals (genitive indefinite singular)
blåhvalens (definite genitive singular)
blåhvalers (genitive indefinite plural)
blåhvalernes (definite genitive plural)


bæver

bæver c (singular definite bæveren, plural indefinite bævere)

bæveren (definite singular)
bævere (indefinite plural)
bæver (indefinite nominative singular)
bæveren (definite nominative singular)
bævere (indefinite nominative plural)
bæverne (definite nominative plural)
bævers (genitive indefinite singular)
bæverens (definite genitive singular)
bæveres (genitive indefinite plural)
bævernes (definite genitive plural)

From Early Modern Danish bever, from Old Danish biæver, biauær. Influenced by Old Norse bjórr, Middle Low German bēver. Cognate with German Bieber, Latin fiber.


rådyr

rådyr n (singular definite rådyret, plural indefinite rådyr)

rådyret (definite singular)
rådyr (indefinite plural)
rådyr (indefinite nominative singular)
rådyret (definite nominative singular)
rådyr (indefinite nominative plural)
rådyrene (definite nominative plural)
rådyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
rådyrets (definite genitive singular)
rådyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
rådyrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈʁʌˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]


flodhest

flodhest c (singular definite flodhesten, plural indefinite flodheste)

flodhesten (definite singular)
flodheste (indefinite plural)
flodhest (indefinite nominative singular)
flodhesten (definite nominative singular)
flodheste (indefinite nominative plural)
flodhestene (definite nominative plural)
flodhests (genitive indefinite singular)
flodhestens (definite genitive singular)
flodhestes (genitive indefinite plural)
flodhestenes (definite genitive plural)

From flod (“river”) + hest (“horse”), modelled on Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”).


islænder

islænder (indefinite nominative singular)
islænderen (definite nominative singular)
islændere (indefinite nominative plural)
islænderne (definite nominative plural)
islænders (genitive indefinite singular)
islænderens (definite genitive singular)
islænderes (genitive indefinite plural)
islændernes (definite genitive plural)

(sometimes proscribed) Icelander (a resident of Iceland)


vaskebjørn

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vaskebjørn c (singular definite vaskebjørnen, plural indefinite vaskebjørne)

vaskebjørnen (definite singular)
vaskebjørne (indefinite plural)
vaskebjørn (indefinite nominative singular)
vaskebjørnen (definite nominative singular)
vaskebjørne (indefinite nominative plural)
vaskebjørnene (definite nominative plural)
vaskebjørns (genitive indefinite singular)
vaskebjørnens (definite genitive singular)
vaskebjørnes (genitive indefinite plural)
vaskebjørnenes (definite genitive plural)

vaske + bjørn. Compare German Waschbär, Swedish tvättbjörn, Icelandic þvottabjörn.


bæveregern

bæveregern n (singular definite bæveregernet, plural indefinite bæveregern)

bæveregernet (definite singular)
bæveregern (indefinite plural)
bæveregern (indefinite nominative singular)
bæveregernet (definite nominative singular)
bæveregern (indefinite nominative plural)
bæveregernene (definite nominative plural)
bæveregernerne (definite nominative plural)
bæveregerns (genitive indefinite singular)
bæveregernets (definite genitive singular)
bæveregerns (genitive indefinite plural)
bæveregernenes (definite genitive plural)
bæveregernernes (definite genitive plural)


bæverrotte

bæverrotte c (singular definite bæverrotten, plural indefinite bæverrotter)

bæverrotten (definite singular)
bæverrotter (indefinite plural)
bæverrotte (indefinite nominative singular)
bæverrotten (definite nominative singular)
bæverrotter (indefinite nominative plural)
bæverrotterne (definite nominative plural)
bæverrottes (genitive indefinite singular)
bæverrottens (definite genitive singular)
bæverrotters (genitive indefinite plural)
bæverrotternes (definite genitive plural)


sumpbæver

sumpbæver c (singular definite sumpbæveren, plural indefinite sumpbævere)

sumpbæveren (definite singular)
sumpbævere (indefinite plural)
sumpbæver (indefinite nominative singular)
sumpbæveren (definite nominative singular)
sumpbævere (indefinite nominative plural)
sumpbæverne (definite nominative plural)
sumpbævers (genitive indefinite singular)
sumpbæverens (definite genitive singular)
sumpbæveres (genitive indefinite plural)
sumpbævernes (definite genitive plural)


ridning

ridning c (singular definite ridningen, plural indefinite ridninger)

ridningen (definite singular)
ridninger (indefinite plural)


vallak

vallak c (singular definite vallakken, plural indefinite vallakker)

vallakken (definite singular)
vallakker (indefinite plural)
vallak (indefinite nominative singular)
vallakken (definite nominative singular)
vallakker (indefinite nominative plural)
vallakkerne (definite nominative plural)
vallaks (genitive indefinite singular)
vallakkens (definite genitive singular)
vallakkers (genitive indefinite plural)
vallakkernes (definite genitive plural)


prærieulv

prærieulv c (singular definite prærieulven, plural indefinite prærieulve)

prærieulven (definite singular)
prærieulve (indefinite plural)
prærieulv (indefinite nominative singular)
prærieulven (definite nominative singular)
prærieulve (indefinite nominative plural)
prærieulvene (definite nominative plural)
prærieulvs (genitive indefinite singular)
prærieulvens (definite genitive singular)
prærieulves (genitive indefinite plural)
prærieulvenes (definite genitive plural)

Canis latrans
Canis latrans#Translingual


myresluger

myresluger c (singular definite myreslugeren, plural indefinite myreslugere)

myreslugeren (definite singular)
myreslugere (indefinite plural)
myresluger (indefinite nominative singular)
myreslugeren (definite nominative singular)
myreslugere (indefinite nominative plural)
myreslugerne (definite nominative plural)
myreslugers (genitive indefinite singular)
myreslugerens (definite genitive singular)
myreslugeres (genitive indefinite plural)
myreslugernes (definite genitive plural)

myre (“ant”) + sluger (“swallower”). Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk maurslukar, Norwegian Bokmål maursluker, Swedish myrslok and Faroese meyruslúkur


havpattedyr

havpattedyr n (singular definite havpattedyret, plural indefinite havpattedyr)

havpattedyret (definite singular)
havpattedyr (indefinite plural)
havpattedyr (indefinite nominative singular)
havpattedyret (definite nominative singular)
havpattedyr (indefinite nominative plural)
havpattedyrene (definite nominative plural)
havpattedyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
havpattedyrets (definite genitive singular)
havpattedyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
havpattedyrenes (definite genitive plural)


skældyr

skældyr n (singular definite skældyret, plural indefinite skældyr)

skældyret (definite singular)
skældyr (indefinite plural)
skældyr (indefinite nominative singular)
skældyret (definite nominative singular)
skældyr (indefinite nominative plural)
skældyrene (definite nominative plural)
skældyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
skældyrets (definite genitive singular)
skældyrs (genitive indefinite plural)
skældyrenes (definite genitive plural)

pangolin (animal of the order Pholidota)


dværgmus

dværgmus c (singular definite dværgmusen, plural indefinite dværgmus)

dværgmusen (definite singular)
dværgmus (indefinite plural)
dværgmus (indefinite nominative singular)
dværgmusen (definite nominative singular)
dværgmus (indefinite nominative plural)
dværgmusene (definite nominative plural)
dværgmus' (genitive indefinite singular)
dværgmusens (definite genitive singular)
dværgmus' (genitive indefinite plural)
dværgmusenes (definite genitive plural)

Micromys minutus
Micromys minutus#Translingual


bjørneunge

bjørneunge c (singular definite bjørneungen, plural indefinite bjørneunger)

bjørneungen (definite singular)
bjørneunger (indefinite plural)
bjørneunge (indefinite nominative singular)
bjørneungen (definite nominative singular)
bjørneunger (indefinite nominative plural)
bjørneungerne (definite nominative plural)
bjørneunges (genitive indefinite singular)
bjørneungens (definite genitive singular)
bjørneungers (genitive indefinite plural)
bjørneungernes (definite genitive plural)


drøvtygger

drøvtygger c (singular definite drøvtyggeren, plural indefinite drøvtyggere)

drøvtyggeren (definite singular)
drøvtyggere (indefinite plural)
drøvtygger (indefinite nominative singular)
drøvtyggeren (definite nominative singular)
drøvtyggere (indefinite nominative plural)
drøvtyggerne (definite nominative plural)
drøvtyggers (genitive indefinite singular)
drøvtyggerens (definite genitive singular)
drøvtyggeres (genitive indefinite plural)
drøvtyggernes (definite genitive plural)