byrå

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French bureau.

Noun

byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå or byråer, definite plural byråa or byråene)

1. agency, bureau, office

Derived terms

• nyhetsbyrå
• reisebyrå
• reklamebyrå

References

• “byrå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French bureau.

Noun

byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå, definite plural byråa)

1. agency, bureau, office

Derived terms

• reisebyrå
• reklamebyrå

References

• “byrå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bureau (“office”), from bure (“woolen cloth”). Thus originally a type of coarse woolen cloth used to cover a writing desk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbyːˌrɔ/, /ˈbyːrɔ/, /bʏˈroː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oː

Noun

byrå c

1. (piece of furniture) a bureau, a dresser, a chest of drawers
2. (workplace) a bureau, an office, an agency

Usage notes

• In some job titles, the prefix byrå- is translated to senior, e.g. byråassistent

Declension

(piece of furniture):

Declension of byrå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	byrå	byrås
	definite	byrån	byråns
plural	indefinite	byråar	byråars
	definite	byråarna	byråarnas

(workplace):

Declension of byrå

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	byrå	byrås
	definite	byrån	byråns
plural	indefinite	byråer	byråers
	definite	byråerna	byråernas

Related terms

• byråassistent
• byråchef
• byrådirektör
• byråingenjör
• pressbyrå
• telegrambyrå