See also: BYR and býr

Translingual

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byr

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Baruya.

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *būra, from Proto-Indo-European *bhū (to grow), probably a denominative based on an unattested abstract noun *bhūrom > *būra.[1]

Verb

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byr (aorist byra, participle byrur)

  1. (transitive) to carry out, perform, execute

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “byr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 44

Further reading

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  • byr”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980

Icelandic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Norse byrr.

Noun

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byr m (genitive singular byrjar or byrs, nominative plural byrir)

  1. tailwind, fair wind

Declension

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Declension of byr (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative byr byrinn byrir byrirnir
accusative byr byrinn byri byrina
dative byr byrnum byrjum byrjunum
genitive byrjar, byrs byrjarins, byrsins byrja byrjanna

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  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “byr”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • byr”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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byr

  1. present of by

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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byr

  1. present of by

Old Norse

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Noun

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byr

  1. accusative/dative singular of byrr

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh byrr, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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byr (feminine singular ber, plural byrion, equative byrred, comparative byrrach, superlative byrraf)

  1. short (of a person, of comparatively little height)
  2. brief, concise

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of byr
radical soft nasal aspirate
byr fyr myr unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “byr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies