bøya

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

bøya m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of bøye (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse beygja.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²bœʏɑ/

Verb

bøya (present tense bøyer, past tense bøygde, past participle bøygd or bøygt, present participle bøyande, imperative bøy)

  1. to bend
  2. (grammar) to inflect (to conjugate a verb, to decline a noun)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

bøya f or m

  1. definite feminine singular of bøye

References
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