bóndi

See also: bondi and Bondi

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bóndi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbœndɪ]

Noun

bóndi m (genitive singular bónda, plural bøndur)

  1. farmer

Declension

m5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bóndi bóndin bøndur bøndurnir
accusative bónda bóndan bøndur bøndurnar
dative bónda bóndanum bóndum bóndunum
genitive bónda bóndans bónda bóndanna

Derived terms

  • bóndafólk
  • bóndagarður
  • bóndahús

See also

Hamer-Banna

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bóndi/, [bóndi̥]

Numeral

bóndi

  1. ten (for counting money)
    bóndi kála birré
    ten birr

References

  • Petrollino, Sara (2016) A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia[1], Leiden University

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse bóndi, cognate with Swedish bonde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpountɪ]
    Rhymes: -ountɪ

Noun

bóndi m (genitive singular bónda, nominative plural bændur) or
bændur f pl (plural only, genitive plural bænda)

  1. farmer
  2. (archaic) husband

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of bóndi (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bóndi bóndinn bændur bændurnir
accusative bónda bóndann bændur bændurna
dative bónda bóndanum bændum, bóndum1 bændunum, bóndunum1
genitive bónda bóndans bænda, bónda1 bændanna, bóndanna1

1Rare/obsolete.

Declension of bændur (pl-only feminine)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative bændur bændurnar
accusative bændur bændurnar
dative bændum bændunum
genitive bænda bændanna

Derived terms

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “bóndi”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “bóndi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • bóndi”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bóndi.

Pronunciation

  • (Setesdal) IPA(key): [²bou̯ːn.dɪ]
  • (West Telemark) IPA(key): [²bon.di]

Noun

bóndi m

  1. (dialectal, Setesdal, West Telemark) alternative form of bonde (farmer)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • bóandi, búandi, buænder
  • ᛒᚯᚿᛐᛁ (bønti)

Etymology

From the present participle of búa (to reside) (búa +‎ -andi).

Noun

bóndi m (genitive bónda, plural bǿndr)

  1. farmer
  2. husband

Declension

Declension of bóndi (strong nd-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bóndi bóndinn bǿndr bǿndrnir
accusative bónda bóndann bǿndr bǿndrna
dative bónda bóndanum bóndum bóndunum
genitive bónda bóndans bónda bóndanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bóndi
  • Faroese: bóndi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bonde; (dialectal) bóndi
  • Old Swedish: bonde
  • Danish: bonde
  • Old English: bonda

Further reading

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)