búni

See also: buni and bun-i

Faroese

Etymology

From older búnaður, from Old Norse búnaðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʉuːnɪ/

  Rhymes: -ʉuːnɪ

Noun

búni m (genitive singular búna, plural búnar)

1. clothing, suit
2. workwear, uniform
3. (rare) dwelling

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	búni	búnin	búnar	búnarnir
accusative	búna	búnan	búnar	búnarnar
dative	búna	búnanum	búnum	búnunum
genitive	búna	búnans	búna	búnanna

Synonyms

• (clothing): klæði
• (uniform): eyðkennisbúni
• (dwelling): bústaður, búnaður

Derived terms

• e.g. bjargingarbúni (survival suit), froskmansbúni (diving suit), hátíðarbúni (formal party dress), herbúni (military uniform), kirkjubúni (churchgoing outfit), leikbúni (theatre/film costume), rúmdarbúni (spacesuit), sjóbúni (seafarer clothing), svimjibúni (swimsuit), tjóðbúni (national costume)