björn

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See also: Björn, Bjørn, Bjǫrn, bjørn, and bjǫrn

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

björn m (genitive singular bjarnar, nominative plural birnir)

  1. bear (mammal)

Declension[edit]

declension of björn
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative björn björninn birnir birnirnir
accusative björn björninn birni birnina
dative birni birninum björnum björnunum
genitive bjarnar bjarnarins bjarna bjarnanna

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Swedish[edit]

en björn

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish biorn, biørn, from Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bjøːrn/, [ˈbjœ̞ːɳ]
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Noun[edit]

björn c

  1. a bear (an ursid)
    Vi såg en björn i skogen i går.
    We saw a bear in the forest yesterday.
  2. (gay slang) bear (a large hairy man, particularly one who is gay)
    Erik gillar inte twinks, han föredrar björnar.
    Erik isn't into twinks; he prefers bears.

Declension[edit]

Declension of björn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative björn björnen björnar björnarna
Genitive björns björnens björnars björnarnas

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References[edit]

  1. ^ björn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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