*būrą

Runic: ᛒᚢᚱᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbuː.rɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

room, chamber
dwelling, residence

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-ró-m, a nominal -ró formation from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (‘to grow, be’). Cognates include Proto-Slavic *bydlò (‘dwelling, abode’), Proto-Celtic *butā (‘hut, cabin; dwelling’). Related to *bōþō (‘building, hut; dwelling’) and *būraz (‘dweller, inhabitant’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	būrą	būrō
Acc.	būrą	būrō
Gen.	būras, būris	būrǫ̂
Dat.	būrai	būramaz
Inst.	būrō	būramiz
Voc.	būrą	būrō

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Descendants

*būr (Proto-West Germanic)
- būr (Old Dutch)
  - buur, buer (Middle Dutch)
*būr (Proto-West Germanic)
- būr (Old English)
  - bour, boure, bowre, bowur, bur (Middle English)
    - bower (English)
    - bour (Scots)
*būr (Proto-West Germanic)
- būr (Old Frisian)
  - Búur (Saterland Frisian)
*būr (Proto-West Germanic)
- būr, pūr (Old High German)
  - būr (Middle High German)
    - Bauer (German)
búr (Old Norse)
- bur (Danish)
- baur (Elfdalian)
- búr (Faroese)
- búr (Icelandic)
- búr (Jamtish)
- bur (Norwegian Bokmål)
- bur (Norwegian Nynorsk)
búr (Old Norse)
- būr, ᛒᚢᚱ (Old Swedish)
  - bur (Swedish)
*puvrē (Proto-Samic)

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