búri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "buri"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːrɪ/
  • Rhymes: -uːrɪ

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German būr, from Old Saxon *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

búri m (genitive singular búra, nominative plural búrar)

  1. boor, uncultured person
    Synonyms: durgur, durtur, þjösni, dóni, rusti, ruddi, lunti
  2. miser, stingy person
    Synonym: nirfill
Declension
Declension of búri (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative búri búrinn búrar búrarnir
accusative búra búrann búra búrana
dative búra búranum búrum búrunum
genitive búra búrans búra búranna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction of búrhvalur.

Noun

búri m (genitive singular búra, nominative plural búrar)

  1. sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus)
Declension
Declension of búri (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative búri búrinn búrar búrarnir
accusative búra búrann búra búrana
dative búra búranum búrum búrunum
genitive búra búrans búra búranna
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