bønne

See also: bonne and Bonne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse baun, from Proto-Germanic *baunō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-, *bʰabʰ-eh₂- (“bean”). The final -e was added under Middle Low German influence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥œnə]

Noun

bønne c (singular definite bønnen, plural indefinite bønner)

1. bean

Declension

Declension of bønne

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bønne	bønnen	bønner	bønnerne
genitive	bønnes	bønnens	bønners	bønnernes

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: bønne
  • → Norwegian Nynorsk: bønne
• → Faroese: bøn, bøna

Further reading

• “bønne” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish bønne, from Old Norse baun.

Noun

bønne f or m (definite singular bønna or bønnen, indefinite plural bønner, definite plural bønnene)

1. a bean
2. (slang) a hashish portion

Derived terms

• kakaobønne
• soyabønne
• tomatbønner

References

• “bønne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• baune (obsolete)

Etymology

From Danish bønne, from Old Norse baun.

Noun

bønne f (definite singular bønna, indefinite plural bønner, definite plural bønnene)

1. a bean
2. (slang) a hashish portion

Derived terms

• kakaobønne
• soyabønne
• tomatbønner

References

• “bønne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.