bjørn
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish biørn, biorn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjœrn/, [ˈb̥jœɐ̯ˀn]
Noun
bjørn c (singular definite bjørnen, plural indefinite bjørne)
- bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
- (nautical) lubber's hole
Declension
Derived terms
- Lille Bjørn
- Store Bjørn
- bjørnebær n
- bjørnegræs n
- bjørnejagt c
- bjørneklo c
- bjørnelab c
- bjørneskind n
- bjørneskindshue c
- bjørnespinder c
- bjørnetjeneste c
- hulebjørn c
- isbjørn c
- koalabjørn c
- næsebjørn c
- snohalebjørn c
- teddybjørn c
- vaskebjørn c
- vognbjørn c
References
- “bjørn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô,
probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pjœtn]
Declension
| Declension of bjørn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f3 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bjørn | bjørnin | bjarnir | bjarnirnar |
| accusative | bjørn | bjørnina | bjarnir | bjarnirnar |
| dative | bjørn | bjørnini | bjørnum, bjarnum | bjørnunum, bjarnunum |
| genitive | bjarnar | bjarnarinnar | bjarna | bjarnanna |
Derived terms
- hvítabjørn (polar bear)
- sjóbjørn (fur seal)
- skógarbjørn (brown bear)
- tváttarbjørn (raccoon)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjøːɳ/
- Rhymes: -øːɳ
Noun
bjørn m (definite singular bjørnen, indefinite plural bjørner, definite plural bjørnene)
- a bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
Derived terms
References
- “bjørn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- bjønn, bjødn
Etymology
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô, probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”), maybe related to brun (“brown”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bjœrn/, /bjœnː/
- (segmentation) IPA(key): /bjœdn/
- (palatalisation) IPA(key): /bjœɲː/
Noun
bjørn m (definite singular bjørnen, indefinite plural bjørnar, definite plural bjørnane)
- a bear (a large mammal of the family Ursidae)
- 1860 April 8, Vinje, Aasmund Olavsson, “Gjeiti”, in Dølen, volume II, number 25, page 2:
- Bjørnen med sin lodne Feld kann deg taka seint um Kveld.
- The bear, with its furry coat, might catch you late at night.
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