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)

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)

a granary elevated off the ground with stilts, comparable to an Iberian hórreo
Synonym: stabbu

References

“stabbur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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