bjørn
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish biørn, biorn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bjørn c (singular definite bjørnen, plural indefinite bjørne)
- bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
- (nautical) lubber's hole
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bjørn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô,
probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bjørn f (genitive singular bjarnar, plural bjarnir)
Declension edit
Declension of bjørn | ||||
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f3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bjørn | bjørnin | bjarnir | bjarnirnar |
accusative | bjørn | bjørnina | bjarnir | bjarnirnar |
dative | bjørn | bjørnini | bjørnum, bjarnum | bjørnunum, bjarnunum |
genitive | bjarnar | bjarnarinnar | bjarna | bjarnanna |
Derived terms edit
- hvítabjørn (“polar bear”)
- sjóbjørn (“fur seal”)
- skógarbjørn (“brown bear”)
- tváttarbjørn (“raccoon”)
See also edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bjørn m (definite singular bjørnen, indefinite plural bjørner, definite plural bjørnene)
- a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bjørn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /bjœrn/, /bjœnː/, /bjœɳ/
- (segmentation) IPA(key): /bjœdn/
- (palatalisation) IPA(key): /bjœɲː/
Noun edit
bjørn m (definite singular bjørnen, indefinite plural bjørnar, definite plural bjørnane)
- a bear (a large mammal of the family Ursidae)
- 1860 April 8, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, “Gjeiti”, in Dølen, volume II, number 25, page 2:
- Bjørnen med sin lodne Feld kann deg taka seint um Kveld.
- The bear, with its furry coat, might catch you late at night.