búri

See also: -buri, buri, Buri, and būrį

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːrɪ/
• Rhymes: -uːrɪ

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German būr, from Old Saxon *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

búri m (genitive singular búra, nominative plural búrar)

1. boor, uncultured person

   Synonyms: durgur, durtur, þjösni, dóni, rusti, ruddi, lunti

2. miser, stingy person

   Synonym: nirfill

Declension

declension of búri

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	búri	búrinn	búrar	búrarnir
accusative	búra	búrann	búra	búrana
dative	búra	búranum	búrum	búrunum
genitive	búra	búrans	búra	búranna

Derived terms

• búralegur

Etymology 2

Contraction of búrhvalur.

Noun

búri m (genitive singular búra, nominative plural búrar)

1. sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus)

Declension

declension of búri

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	búri	búrinn	búrar	búrarnir
accusative	búra	búrann	búra	búrana
dative	búra	búranum	búrum	búrunum
genitive	búra	búrans	búra	búranna