børs

See also: bors, börs, bōrs, boŗš, and børs'

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːˀrs/, [ˈb̥øɐ̯ˀs]

Etymology 1

From Dutch beurs, via Old French bourse (“purse”) and Late Latin bursa (“hide, purse”) from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “hide”). Compare also German Börse.

Noun

børs c (singular definite børsen, plural indefinite børser)

1. stock exchange, bourse

Declension

Declension of børs

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	børs	børsen	børser	børserne
genitive	børs'	børsens	børsers	børsernes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

børs c

1. singular indefinite genitive of bør

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Medieval Latin bursa, via Dutch beurs.

Noun

børs m (definite singular børsen, indefinite plural børser, definite plural børsene)

1. an exchange or stock exchange

Derived terms

• børsindeks
• børskrakk

References

• “børs” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Medieval Latin bursa, via Dutch beurs.

Noun

børs m (definite singular børsen, indefinite plural børsar, definite plural børsane)

1. an exchange or stock exchange

Derived terms

• børsindeks
• børskrakk

References

• “børs” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.