byrå

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French bureau

Noun

byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå or byråer, definite plural byråa or byråene)

1. agency, bureau, office

Derived terms

• nyhetsbyrå
• reisebyrå
• reklamebyrå

References

• “byrå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French bureau

Noun

byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå, definite plural byråa)

1. agency, bureau, office

Derived terms

• reisebyrå
• reklamebyrå

References

• “byrå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bureau (“office”), from bure (“woolen cloth”). Thus originally a type of coarse woolen cloth used to cover a writing desk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbyːˌrɔ/, /ˈbyːrɔ/, /bʏˈroː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oː

Noun

byrå c

1. a bureau, a dresser, a chest of drawers
2. a bureau, an office, an agency

Usage notes

• In some job titles, the prefix byrå- is translated to senior, e.g. byråassistent

Declension

Declension of byrå
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	byrå	byrån	byråar	byråarna
Genitive	byrås	byråns	byråars	byråarnas

Declension of byrå
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	byrå	byrån	byråer	byråerna
Genitive	byrås	byråns	byråers	byråernas

Related terms

• byråassistent
• byråchef
• byrådirektör
• byråingenjör
• pressbyrå
• telegrambyrå