Icelandic

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Etymology

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From byrja (to begin) +‎ -un.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byrjun f (genitive singular byrjunar, nominative plural byrjanir)

  1. beginning, outset, start
  2. (chess) opening

Declension

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    Declension of byrjun
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative byrjun byrjunin byrjanir byrjanirnar
accusative byrjun byrjunina byrjanir byrjanirnar
dative byrjun byrjuninni byrjunum byrjununum
genitive byrjunar byrjunarinnar byrjana byrjananna

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