búri

See also: Appendix:Variations of "buri"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːrɪ/
• Rhymes: -uːrɪ

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German būr, from Old Saxon *būr, from Proto-Germanic *būraz.

Noun

búri m (genitive singular búra, nominative plural búrar)

1. boor, uncultured person

   Synonyms: durgur, durtur, þjösni, dóni, rusti, ruddi, lunti

2. miser, stingy person

   Synonym: nirfill

Declension

Declension of búri (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	búri	búrinn	búrar	búrarnir
accusative	búra	búrann	búra	búrana
dative	búra	búranum	búrum	búrunum
genitive	búra	búrans	búra	búranna

Derived terms

• búralegur

Etymology 2

Contraction of búrhvalur.

Noun

búri m (genitive singular búra, nominative plural búrar)

1. sperm whale (Physeter catodon, syn. Physeter macrocephalus)

Declension

Declension of búri (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	búri	búrinn	búrar	búrarnir
accusative	búra	búrann	búra	búrana
dative	búra	búranum	búrum	búrunum
genitive	búra	búrans	búra	búranna