nábúi

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nábúi.

Pronunciation

Noun

nábúi m (genitive singular nábúa, nominative plural nábúar)

  1. neighbour

Declension

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Old Norse

Etymology

From ná- (near) and búi (inhabitant). Compare Old Saxon nāhbūr (Low German nabur), Old English nēahġebūr (whence English neighbour), Dutch nabuur, Old High German nāhgibūr (German Nachbar).

Noun

nábúi m

  1. neighbour

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: nábúi
  • Faroese: nábúgvi
  • Danish: nabo
  • Norwegian: nabo
  • Swedish: nabo
  • Scottish Gaelic: nàbaidh