*būą

Runic: ᛒᚢᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbuː.ɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

building, dwelling

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *bʰū-o-m, a nominalization derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰúH-e/o-, the root aorist subjunctive of *bʰuH- (‘to be, become, grow, appear’) (Vijūnas 2022).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.būąbūō
Acc.būąbūō
Gen.būas, būisbūǫ̂
Dat.būaibūamaz
Inst.būōbūamiz
Voc.būąbūō

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Descendants

  • bū (Old English)
    • bi, by (Middle English)
  • bū (Old Saxon)
  • bó (Old East Norse)
    • bo (Danish)
      • bo (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • bó (Old East Norse)
    • bō (Old Swedish)
      • bo (Swedish)
  • bú (Old West Norse)
    • bú, búgv (Faroese)
    • bú (Icelandic)
  • bú (Old West Norse)
    • bu (Norwegian Nynorsk)
      • bu (Norwegian Bokmål)

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