nábúi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse nábúi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnauːpuːɪ/

Noun

nábúi m (genitive singular nábúa, nominative plural nábúar)

  1. neighbour

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • nábúakona
  • nábúakrytur
  • nábúarígur
  • nábúaríki
  • nábúaþjóð

Old Norse

Etymology

From ná- (near) and búi (inhabitant). Compare Old Saxon nāhbūr (Low German nabur), Old English nēahġebūr (English neighbour), Dutch nabuur, Old High German nāhgibūr (German Nachbar).

Noun

nábúi m

  1. neighbour

Declension

Descendants

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