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byrå

byrå

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå or byråer, definite plural byråa or byråene)

  1. agency, bureau, office

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French bureau

Noun

byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå, definite plural byråa)

  1. agency, bureau, office

Derived terms

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from French bureau (office), from bure (woolen cloth). Thus originally a type of coarse woolen cloth used to cover a writing desk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbyːˌrɔ/, /ˈbyːrɔ/, /bʏˈroː/
  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

byrå c

  1. a bureau, a dresser, a chest of drawers
  2. a bureau, an office, an agency

Declension

Inflection of byrå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative byrå byrån byråar byråarna
Genitive byrås byråns byråars byråarnas
Inflection of byrå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative byrå byrån byråer byråerna
Genitive byrås byråns byråers byråernas

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