búni

See also: buni and bun-i

Faroese

Etymology

From older búnaður, from Old Norse búnaðr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpʉuːnɪ/
    Rhymes: -ʉuːnɪ

Noun

búni m (genitive singular búna, plural búnar)

  1. clothing, suit
  2. workwear, uniform
  3. (rare) dwelling

Declension
Declension of búni
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative búni búnin búnar búnarnir
accusative búna búnan búnar búnarnar
dative búna búnanum búnum búnunum
genitive búna búnans búna búnanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • e.g. bjargingarbúni (survival suit), froskmansbúni (diving suit), hátíðarbúni (formal party dress), herbúni (military uniform), kirkjubúni (churchgoing outfit), leikbúni (theatre/film costume), rúmdarbúni (spacesuit), sjóbúni (seafarer clothing), svimjibúni (swimsuit), tjóðbúni (national costume)
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