bygd

Danish

Noun

bygd

  1. small, remote collection of houses, usually on Greenland or the Faroese Islands

Declension

Faroese

Bøur er gomul bygd, nevnd í Hundabrævinum frá um 1350 - Bøur is an old village, named in the "Dog Letter" of c. 1350.

Etymology 1

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Noun

bygd f (genitive singular bygdar, plural bygdir)

  1. village, hamlet
Usage notes

There's no distinction between a village and a hamlet in Faroese.

Declension
Declension of bygd
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bygd bygdin bygdir bygdirnar
accusative bygd bygdina bygdir bygdirnar
dative bygd bygdini bygdum bygdunum
genitive bygdar bygdarinnar bygda bygdanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bygd

  1. feminine nominative singular past participle of byggja
  2. neuter nominative plural past participle of byggja
  3. neuter accusative plural past participle of byggja

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Noun

bygd f, m (definite singular bygda or bygden, indefinite plural bygder, definite plural bygdene)

  1. country district
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

bygd

  1. past participle of bygge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʏɡd/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bygð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Noun

bygd f (definite singular bygda, indefinite plural bygder, definite plural bygdene)

  1. country district
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bygd

  1. masculine, feminine and neuter past participle of byggja, byggje, bygga and bygge
  2. masculine and feminine past participle of byggja, byggje, bygga and bygge
Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Pronunciation

Noun

bygd c

  1. a village
  2. a region, a country district (tied together by common traditions)

Declension

Declension of bygd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bygd bygden bygder bygderna
Genitive bygds bygdens bygders bygdernas
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