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Bjørn
Bjørn
Danish
Proper noun
Bjørn
- A male given name derived from Old Norse meaning "bear" (bjørn), cognate to Swedish and Icelandic Björn.
Related terms
Faroese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjœtn/
- Rhymes: -œtn
Proper noun
Bjørn m
- A male given name
Usage notes
- son of Bjørn: Bjarnarson or Bjørnsson
- daughter of Bjørn: Bjarnardóttir or Bjørnsdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Bjørn |
| Accusative | Bjørn |
| Dative | Bjørn, Birni |
| Genitive | Bjarnar, Bjørns |
Norwegian
Etymology
Medieval short form of compound names containing the element Bjørn-, -bjørn, from Old Norse bjǫrn (“bear”), with identical meaning in modern Norwegian. Cognate with Danish Bjørn and Swedish Björn.
Proper noun
Bjørn
- A male given name.
Related terms
- (male given names) Bjarne, Bjørnar, Asbjørn, Oddbjørn, Sigbjørn, Torbjørn, Vebjørn, Kolbjørn
- (surnames) Bjørnsen, Bjørnson
References
bjørn
bjørn
Danish
Noun
bjørn c (singular definite bjørnen, plural indefinite bjørne)
- bear (large mammal of family Ursidae)
- (nautical) lubber's hole
Derived terms
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Declension
References
- “bjørn” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pjœtn]
Etymology
From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô,
probably from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“brown, shining”).
Noun
bjørn f (genitive singular bjarnar, plural bjarnir)
Declension
| 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)
Related terms
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
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”).
Noun
bjørn m (definite singular bjørnen, indefinite plural bjørnar, definite plural bjørnane)
- a bear (as above)
Derived terms
References
- “bjørn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.