bóndi

See also bondi, and Bondi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bóndi.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈbœndɪ]

Noun

bóndi m (genitive singular bónda, plural bøndur)

1. farmer

Declension

m5	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bóndi	bóndin	bøndur	bøndurnir
Accusative	bónda	bóndan	bøndur	bøndurnar
Dative	bónda	bóndanum	bóndum	bóndunum
Genitive	bónda	bóndans	bónda	bóndanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bóndi.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpountɪ]

  Rhymes: -ountɪ

Noun

bóndi m (genitive singular bónda, plural bændur)

1. farmer
2. (archaic) husband

Declension

declension of bóndi

m-w2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bóndi	bóndinn	bændur	bændurnir
accusative	bónda	bóndann	bændur	bændurna
dative	bónda	bóndanum	bændum	bændunum
genitive	bónda	bóndans	bænda	bændanna

Derived terms

• húsbóndi

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Old Norse

Etymology

From the present participle of búa (“to reside”).

Alternative forms

• bóandi
• búandi

Noun

bóndi m

1. farmer
2. husband

Descendants

Danish: bonde c Faroese: bóndi m Icelandic: bóndi m

Norwegian (nynorsk): bonde m Swedish: bonde c

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.