fjøs

See also: fjos and fjós

Norwegian Bokmål

fjøs
barn

Etymology

From Danish fjøs, borrowed from Norwegian fjøs, fjos, from Old Norse fjós. Compare Swedish fjös, Icelandic fjós, Faroese fjós

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjøːs/, [ˈfjøːs]

Noun

fjøs m or n (definite singular fjøsen or fjøset, indefinite plural fjøs, definite plural fjøsene or fjøsa)

1. a byre; a barn for cattle
2. a barn for any domesticated animal

See also

• seter (“shieling”)

References

“fjøs” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“fjøs” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

fjøs
barn

Alternative forms

• fjos

Etymology

From Old Norse fjós, from a contraction of fé (“cattle”) +‎ hús (“house”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic fjós and Swedish fjös.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjøːs/, [ˈfjøːs]

Noun

fjøs m or n (definite singular fjøsen or fjøset, indefinite plural fjøsar or fjøs, definite plural fjøsane or fjøsa)

1. a byre; a barn for cattle
2. a barn for any domesticated animal

See also

• seter (“shieling”)

References

“fjøs” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.