búð
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse búð, a variant of *bóð, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō (“building, dwelling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʉuːw/
Noun
búð f (genitive singular búðar, plural búðir)
- shop, booth
- (kvæði) house, home
- tent camp
- little chamber in old Faroese houses (between roykstova and glasstova)
- stone shed
Declension
f2 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | búð | búðin | búðir | búðirnar |
accusative | búð | búðina | búðir | búðirnar |
dative | búð | búðini | búðum | búðunum |
genitive | búðar | búðarinnar | búða | búðanna |
Synonyms
- shop: handil, krambúð, sølubúð
- house, home: hús, bústaður, heimbýli
- tent camp: tjaldbúð
- stone shed: hjalsbúð
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse búð, a variant of *bóð, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō (“building, dwelling”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puːð/
- Rhymes: -uːð
Noun
búð f (genitive singular búðar, nominative plural búðir)
- shop
- tent, pavilion
- (in the plural) camp, encampment
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | búð | búðin | búðir | búðirnar |
accusative | búð | búðina | búðir | búðirnar |
dative | búð | búðinni | búðum | búðunum |
genitive | búðar | búðarinnar | búða | búðanna |
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
A variant of *bóð, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō (“building, dwelling”).
Noun
búð f (genitive búðar, plural búðir)
- a temporary building (especially for use at an assembly), tent, booth
- sales booth, small warehouse
- coastal hut for fishermen
Declension
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | búð | búðin | búðar, búðir | búðarnar, búðirnar |
accusative | búð | búðina | búðar, búðir | búðarnar, búðirnar |
dative | búð | búðinni | búðum | búðunum |
genitive | búðar | búðarinnar | búða | búðanna |