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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French bureau.
Noun
byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå or byråer, definite plural byråa or byråene)
- agency, bureau, office
Derived terms
References
- “byrå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French bureau.
Noun
byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå, definite plural byråa)
- agency, bureau, office
Derived terms
References
- “byrå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bureau (“office”), from bure (“woolen cloth”). Thus originally a type of coarse woolen cloth used to cover a writing desk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbyːˌrɔ/, /ˈbyːrɔ/, /bʏˈroː/
- Rhymes: -oː
Noun
byrå c
- (piece of furniture) a bureau, a dresser, a chest of drawers
- (workplace) a bureau, an office, an agency
Usage notes
Declension
(piece of furniture):
(workplace):