See also: Bøur and bour

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bǿr, bœr.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bøur m (genitive singular bíggjar or bøar, plural bøir)

  1. field, homefield, cultivated land
  2. village, farmyard

Usage notes edit

  • The genitive form bíggjar is just as if not more common than the regular form bøar

Declension edit

m13 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bøur bøurin bøir bøirnir
Accusative bøin bøir bøirnar
Dative bø(i) bø(i)num bøum bøunum
Genitive bøar bøarins bøa bøanna

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