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bøn
bøn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bon"
Danish
Noun
bøn c (singular definite bønnen, plural indefinite bønner)
Declension
Inflection of bøn
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bøn | bønnen | bønner | bønnerne |
| genitive | bøns | bønnens | bønners | bønnernes |
References
- “bøn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bøːn]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bœn, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ (“speak”)
Noun
bøn f (genitive singular bønar, plural bønir)
Related terms
Declension
| Declension of bøn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bøn | bønin | bønir | bønirnar |
| accusative | bøn | bønina | bønir | bønirnar |
| dative | bøn | bønini | bønum | bønunum |
| genitive | bønar | bønarinnar | bøna | bønanna |
Etymology 2
From Danish bønne, from Old Norse baun, from Proto-Germanic *baunō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-, *bʰabʰ-eh₂- (“bean”).
Noun
bøn f (genitive singular bønar, plural bønir)
Synonyms
Declension
| Declension of bøn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f2 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bøn | bønin | bønir | bønirnar |
| accusative | bøn | bønina | bønir | bønirnar |
| dative | bøn | bønini | bønum | bønunum |
| genitive | bønar | bønarinnar | bøna | bønanna |
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bœn, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz.
Noun
bø̄n f
Declension
Declension of bø̄n (i-stem)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bø̄n | bø̄nin | bø̄ni(r), -e(r) | bø̄nina(r), -ena(r) |
| accusative | bø̄n | bø̄nina, -ena | bø̄ni(r), -e(r) | bø̄nina(r), -ena(r) |
| dative | bø̄n | bø̄ninni, -inne | bø̄num, -om | bø̄numin, -omen |
| genitive | bø̄na(r) | bø̄ninna(r) | bø̄na | bø̄nanna |
Descendants
- Swedish: bön