búð

See also: bud, Bud, bùth, and buď

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)

  1. shop, booth
  2. (kvæði) house, home
  3. tent camp
  4. little chamber in old Faroese houses (between roykstova and glasstova)
  5. 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

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)

  1. shop
  2. tent, pavilion
  3. (in the plural) camp, encampment

Declension

Declension of búð (feminine)
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)

  1. a temporary building (especially for use at an assembly), tent, booth
  2. sales booth, small warehouse
  3. coastal hut for fishermen

Declension

Declension of búð (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
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

Descendants

  • Faroese: búð
  • Icelandic: búð