byr

See also: BYR and býr

Translingual

Symbol

byr

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Baruya.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Baruya terms

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *būra, from Proto-Indo-European *bhū (to grow), probably a denominative based on an unattested abstract noun *bhūrom > *būra.[1]

Verb

byr (aorist byra, participle byrur)

  1. (transitive) to carry out, perform, execute

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • lëbyr

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “byr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 44

Further reading

  • byr”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse byrr.

Noun

byr m (genitive singular byrjar or byrs, nominative plural byrir)

  1. tailwind, fair wind

Declension

Declension of byr (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative byr byrinn byrir byrirnir
accusative byr byrinn byri byrina
dative byr byrnum byrjum byrjunum
genitive byrjar, byrs byrjarins, byrsins byrja byrjanna

References

  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “byr”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • byr”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

byr

  1. present of by

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

byr

  1. present of by

Old Norse

Noun

byr

  1. accusative/dative singular of byrr

Welsh

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Welsh byrr, from Proto-Brythonic *bɨrr, from Proto-Celtic *birros.

Pronunciation

Adjective

byr (feminine singular ber, plural byrion, equative byrred, comparative byrrach, superlative byrraf)

  1. short (of a person, of comparatively little height)
  2. brief, concise

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of byr
radical soft nasal aspirate
byr fyr myr unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “byr”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “byr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies