bjørn
Danish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Danish biørn, biorn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bjørn c (singular definite bjørnen, plural indefinite bjørne)
- bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
- (nautical) lubber's hole
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “bjørn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô,
probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bjørn f (genitive singular bjarnar, plural bjarnir)
Declension
[edit]Declension of bjørn | ||||
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f3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bjørn | bjørnin | bjarnir | bjarnirnar |
accusative | bjørn | bjørnina | bjarnir | bjarnirnar |
dative | bjørn | bjørnini | bjørnum, bjarnum | bjørnunum, bjarnunum |
genitive | bjarnar | bjarnarinnar | bjarna | bjarnanna |
Derived terms
[edit]- hvítabjørn (“polar bear”)
- sjóbjørn (“fur seal”)
- skógarbjørn (“brown bear”)
- tváttarbjørn (“raccoon”)
See also
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]bjørn m (definite singular bjørnen, indefinite plural bjørner, definite plural bjørnene)
- a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “bjørn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /bjœrn/, /bjœnː/, /bjœɳ/
- (segmentation) IPA(key): /bjœdn/
- (palatalisation) IPA(key): /bjœɲː/
Noun
[edit]bjørn m (definite singular bjørnen, indefinite plural bjørnar, definite plural bjørnane)
- a bear (a large mammal of the family Ursidae)
- 1860 April 8, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, “Gjeiti”, in Dølen, volume II, number 25, page 2:
- Bjørnen med sin lodne Feld kann deg taka seint um Kveld.
- The bear, with its furry coat, might catch you late at night.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]- Danish terms inherited from Old Danish
- Danish terms derived from Old Danish
- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- da:Nautical
- da:Ursids
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese feminine nouns
- fo:Ursids
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/øːɳ
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Carnivores
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with quotations
- nn:Ursids