storkobbe

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From stor (“big”) +‎ kobbe (“seal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²stuːrkɔbə/

Noun

storkobbe m (definite singular storkobben, indefinite plural storkobbar, definite plural storkobbane)

a bearded seal, (Erignathus barbatus)
- 1912, Olav Duun, Hilderøya:
  Ein storkobbe søm inn sunde vestanfraa.
  A bearded seal swims into the sound from the west

Synonyms

blåsel

References

“storkobbe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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