snømus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From snø (“snow”) +‎ mus (“mouse”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²snøːˌmuːs/

Noun

snømus f (definite singular snømusa, indefinite plural snømus or snømyser, definite plural snømusene or snømysene)

a weasel, least weasel, Mustela nivalis
- 1945, Anders Kvellestad Heilefjellsvarde:
  Skremt snømus og rovgrisk røyskatt rømde til gøymsleholone i dei mosegrodde urdene.
  Frightened weasel and gluttonous stoat fled to their refuges among the mossy rocks.

References

“snømus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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