kjøtmeis

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From kjøt (“meat”) +‎ meis (“tit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²çœːtmɛɪːs/, /²çœtmɛɪːs/

Noun

kjøtmeis f (definite singular kjøtmeisa, indefinite plural kjøtmeiser, definite plural kjøtmeisene)

  1. great tit; Parus major
    • 1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 38:
      Kiøtmeisa kom hu fykande
      The tit, she came flying quickly

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