byrå

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From French bureau. === Noun === byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå or byråer, definite plural byråa or byråene) agency, bureau, office ==== Derived terms ==== nyhetsbyrå reisebyrå reklamebyrå === References === “byrå” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From French bureau. === Noun === byrå n (definite singular byrået, indefinite plural byrå, definite plural byråa) agency, bureau, office ==== Derived terms ==== reisebyrå reklamebyrå === References === “byrå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French bureau (“office”), from bure (“woolen cloth”). Thus originally a type of coarse woolen cloth used to cover a writing desk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbyːˌrɔ/, /ˈbyːrɔ/, /bʏˈroː/ Rhymes: -oː === Noun === byrå c (piece of furniture) a bureau, a dresser, a chest of drawers (workplace) a bureau, an office, an agency ==== Usage notes ==== In some job titles, the prefix byrå- is translated to senior, e.g. byråassistent ==== Declension ==== (piece of furniture): (workplace): ==== Related terms ==== === References === “byrå”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “byrå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “byrå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)