þvottabjörn

Icelandic

A mother raccoon and her four kits eating cherries in a suburban backyard in Burnaby, BC.

Etymology

From þvottur (washing) + björn (bear); compare Danish vaskebjørn, Swedish tvättbjörn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθvɔhtaˌpjœrtn/

Noun

þvottabjörn m (genitive singular þvottabjarnar, nominative plural þvottabirnir)

  1. raccoon

Declension

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