björn

See also: Björn, Bjørn, Bjǫrn, bjørn, and bjǫrn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pjœrtn/
    Rhymes: -œrtn
  • IPA(key): /pjœtn/ (colloquial)

Noun

björn m (genitive singular bjarnar, nominative plural birnir)

  1. bear (mammal)

Declension
declension of björn
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative björn björninn birnir birnirnir
accusative björn björninn birni birnina
dative birni birninum björnum björnunum
genitive bjarnar bjarnarins bjarna bjarnanna

Derived terms

Swedish
en björn

Etymology

From Old Swedish biorn, biørn, from Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bjøːrn/, [ˈbjœ̞ːɳ]
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Noun

björn c

  1. a bear (an ursid)
    Vi såg en björn i skogen i går.
    We saw a bear in the forest yesterday.
    Synonyms: (colloquial) nalle, (colloquial) bamse
  2. (gay slang) a bear (big, hairy gay man)

Declension
Declension of björn 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative björn björnen björnar björnarna
Genitive björns björnens björnars björnarnas

References
  1. björn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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