køye

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German kōje and Dutch kooi; compare with German Koje.

Noun

køye f or m (definite singular køya or køyen, indefinite plural køyer, definite plural køyene)

1. a bunk (bed)

Derived terms

• hengekøye
• køyeseng

References

• “køye” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• køy

Etymology

From Middle Low German kōje and Dutch kooi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kœʏːə/

Noun

køye f (definite singular køya, indefinite plural køyer, definite plural køyene)

1. a bunk (bed)

Derived terms

• hengekøye, hengjekøye
• køyeseng

References

• “køye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.