byrå
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå or byråer, definite plural byråa or byråene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “byrå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå, definite plural byråa)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “byrå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French bureau (“office”), from bure (“woolen cloth”). Thus originally a type of coarse woolen cloth used to cover a writing desk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
byrå c
- a bureau, a dresser, a chest of drawers
- a bureau, an office, an agency
Usage notes edit
- In some job titles, the prefix byrå- is translated to senior, e.g. byråassistent
Declension edit
Declension of byrå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | byrå | byrån | byråar | byråarna |
Genitive | byrås | byråns | byråars | byråarnas |
Declension of byrå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | byrå | byrån | byråer | byråerna |
Genitive | byrås | byråns | byråers | byråernas |