krybdyr

Danish

Etymology

From krybe (“to creep”) +‎ dyr (“animal”), calque of German Kriechtier, which translates Latin rēptile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krybdyːˀr/, [ˈkʰʁ̥yb̥ˌd̥yɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

krybdyr n (singular definite krybdyret, plural indefinite krybdyr)

1. reptile (cold-blooded vertebrate)

   Synonym: reptil

Declension

Declension of krybdyr

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	krybdyr	krybdyret	krybdyr	krybdyrene
genitive	krybdyrs	krybdyrets	krybdyrs	krybdyrenes

Derived terms

• krybdyrhjerne

References

• “krybdyr” in Den Danske Ordbog