stabbur

Norwegian Bokmål

Et stabbur

Etymology

From stavbur; stav (“staff”) +‎ bur (“cage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stab.bʉr/, [ˈstɑb.bʉɾ], [ˈstɑb.bʉʁ]

Noun

stabbur n (definite singular stabburet, indefinite plural stabbur, definite plural stabbura or stabburene)

1. a granary elevated of the ground with stilts, comparable to an Iberian hórreo

References

• “stabbur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “stabbur” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Teikning av eit stabbur.

Alternative forms

• stabur

Etymology

From stabbe (“thick stub”) +‎ bur (“pantry, larder”), or from an earlier *stavbur from stav (“staff”) +‎ bur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stab.bʉr/, [²stɐ̞b.bʉr], [²stɐ̞b.bʉɾ]

Noun

stabbur n (definite singular stabburet, indefinite plural stabbur, definite plural stabbura)

1. a granary elevated off the ground with stilts, comparable to an Iberian hórreo

   Synonym: stabbu

References

• “stabbur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.