Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

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

1. agency, bureau, office

Derived terms

• nyhetsbyrå
• reisebyrå

References

• “byrå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French bureau

Noun

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

1. agency, bureau, office

Derived terms

• reisebyrå

References

• “byrå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

Usage notes

• In some job titles, the prefix byrå- is translated to senior, e.g. byråassistent

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