Noun: bøje
Gender: Common
Hyphenation:
Nominative
| Sg. indefinite | bøje |
| Sg. definite | bøjen |
| Pl. indefinite | bøjer |
| Pl. definite | bøjerne |
Genitive
| Sg. indefinite | bøjes |
| Sg. definite | bøjens |
| Pl. indefinite | bøjers |
| Pl. definite | bøjernes |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like bøje
toiletbørste,
krokodille,
svensknøgle,
nissehue,
overtagelse,
snurre,
snitte,
snerle,
snerre,
snerpe,
satire,
meddelelse,
sjuske,
sminke,
smerte,
slippe,
slange,
slette,
skøjte,
sonate, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Middle Low German boie, Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French buie (“fetter, chain”) (French bouée). This word is probably borrowed from Frankish *baukn, cognate with English beacon and Old Frisian bāken. Doublet of bavn and båke). See: French Nouns '
bouée', English Nouns '
beacon'.
Verbs referencing "bøje"
Icelandic Nouns
bauja.
Translations
inflect, grammar: vary the form of a word
flex, to bend something
flex, to repeatedly bend one's joints
flex, to move part of the body using one's muscles
flex, to tighten one's muscles