bønn

See also: bonn and Bonn

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bón, bǿn, bœn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœnː/
• Rhymes: -œnː

Noun

bønn f or m (definite singular bønna or bønnen, indefinite plural bønner, definite plural bønnene)

1. (a) prayer

Derived terms

• bønnemøte
• tidebønn

References

• “bønn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bøn

Etymology

From Old Norse bón, bǿn, bœn.

The short /œ/ and the double n (if not they have dialectal origin) may have been borrowed from Danish plural form through the church (although not used in the Danish word in singular form, neither written nor spoken). Historical spellings point towards a loan from Riksmål spelling (but not necessary pronunciation): double n was before 1900 most common in Riksmål plural form (bønner), but not Riksmål singular (bøn), and neither common in Landsmål singular or plural (bøn, bønir). Double n in this word has no palatalization in northern dialects, what also points towards a loan from Riksmål or Danish (on pronunciation level).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœnː/
• Rhymes: -œnː

Noun

bønn f (definite singular bønna, indefinite plural bønner, definite plural bønnene)

1. prayer

Derived terms

• bønnemøte

References

• “bønn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.