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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse bára (“billow, wave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bára f (genitive singular báru, plural bárur)
- a single little wave, billow
- Tað er ikki bára á sjónum.
- It is totally calm.
- Sjáldan er ein báran støk.
- “When it rains, it pours.”
Declension
Synonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse bára (“billow, wave”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bára f (genitive singular báru, nominative plural bárur)
- wave
Declension
Derived terms
Northern Sami
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈpaːra/
Noun
bára
- bar (public house)
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”), probably through a Proto-Germanic root similar to *bērō.
Noun
bára f
- wave, billow
Declension
Declension of bára (weak ōn-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Entry "bára" on page 45 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).