Danish

Noun

naust n (singular definite naustet, plural indefinite naust)

1. a boathouse

Synonyms

• bådhus

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nøyst/, [nœy̯st⁼]
• Rhymes: -øyst

Etymology 1

From Old Norse naust ‎(“boathouse”)

Noun

naust n ‎(genitive singular nausts, nominative plural naust)

1. a boathouse

Declension

Synonyms

• bátaskýli

Etymology 2

Verb

naust

1. second-person singular past indicative of njóta

Etymololgy 3

Verb

naust

1. first-person singular past indicative of njótast
2. second-person singular past indicative of njótast
3. third-person singular past indicative of njótast

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [næʉst]

Etymology

From Old Norse naust ‎(“boathouse”)

Noun

naust n ‎(definite singular naustet, indefinite plural naust, definite plural nausta or naustene)

1. a boathouse

Synonyms

• båthus
• sjøbod

References

“naust” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nøʉst]

Etymology

From Old Norse naust ‎(“boathouse”)

Noun

naust n ‎(definite singular naustet, indefinite plural naust, definite plural nausta)

1. a boathouse

Synonyms

• båthus
• sjøbod

References

“naust” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old Norse

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nɒust]

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Latin navis ‎(“ship”)

Noun

naust n (genitive nausts, plural naust)

1. a boathouse

Declension

References

• naust in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press