nábúi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nábúi.

Noun

nábúi m (genitive singular nábúa, plural nábúar)

1. neighbour

Derived terms

• nábúakona
• nábúakrytur
• nábúarígur
• nábúaríki
• nábúaþjóð

Synonyms

• (neighbour): nágranni

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Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

nábúi m

1. neighbour

Descendants

• Danish: nabo
• Faroese: nábúgvi
• Icelandic: nábúi
• Norwegian: nabo
• Swedish: nabo