kräldjur

Swedish

Etymology

From kräla (“creep”) +‎ djur (“animal”), a calque of Late Latin rēptile from Latin rēptilis (“creeping”). Compare German Kriechtier (“reptile”).

Noun

kräldjur n

  1. a reptile
    Synonym: reptil
    Ödlor, ormar och alligatorer är kräldjur
    Lizards, snakes, and alligators are reptiles
  2. (in the identical plural) Reptilia

Declension

Declension of kräldjur
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kräldjur kräldjurs
definite kräldjuret kräldjurets
plural indefinite kräldjur kräldjurs
definite kräldjuren kräldjurens

References

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