bjór

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɔuːɹ/

  Rhymes: -ɔuːɹ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

Noun

bjór n (genitive singular bjórs, uncountable)

1. beer

Declension

Declension of bjór (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjór	bjórið
accusative	bjór	bjórið
dative	bjóri	bjórinum
genitive	bjórs	bjórsins

Noun

bjór f

1. (indeclinable) beer

See also

• øl

Etymology 2

Noun

bjór n (genitive singular bjórs, uncountable)

1. nonsense

Declension

Declension of bjór (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjór	bjórið
accusative	bjór	bjórið
dative	bjóri	bjórinum
genitive	bjórs	bjórsins

Synonyms

• babb
• møsn
• roks
• tvætl

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjouːr/

  Rhymes: -ouːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.

Noun

bjór m (genitive singular bjórs, nominative plural bjórar)

1. a beaver
2. (dated) fur

Declension

declension of bjór

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjór	bjórinn	bjórar	bjórarnir
accusative	bjór	bjórinn	bjóra	bjórana
dative	bjór	bjórnum	bjórum	bjórunum
genitive	bjórs	bjórsins	bjóra	bjóranna

Synonyms

• (beaver): bifur

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.

Noun

bjór m (genitive singular bjórs, nominative plural bjórar)

1. beer
2. malt liquor, malt beer

Declension

declension of bjór

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bjór	bjórinn	bjórar	bjórarnir
accusative	bjór	bjórinn	bjóra	bjórana
dative	bjór	bjórnum	bjórum	bjórunum
genitive	bjórs	bjórsins	bjóra	bjóranna

Synonyms

• (malt liquor): maltöl

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bjórgerð (malting, manufacture of beer)
• bjórvömb
• dökkur bjór (ale, porter, brown beer)
• lagerbjór (lager)

• ljós bjór (ale, lager)
• maltbjór (malt beer)
• óáfengur bjór (alcohol-free beer)
• orkuskertur bjór (energy-reduced beer)

See also

• öl

Etymology 3

Noun

bjór m (genitive singular bjórs, nominative plural bjórar)

1. (architecture) a pediment

Synonyms

• (pediment): gaflbrík, gaflhlað

Derived terms

• dyrabjór (a door pediment)
• gluggabjór (a window pediment)

See also

• gaflflötur (a tympanum)