Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

øy f, m ‎(definite singular øya or øyen, indefinite plural øyer, definite plural øyene)

1. an island

Derived terms

References

• “øy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ey.

Noun

øy f (definite singular øya; indefinite plural øyar/øyer; definite plural øyane/øyene)

1. an island

Derived terms

• Dei britiske øyane
• Kanaløyane
• stillehavsøy
• øygruppe

References

• “øy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse ey, from Proto-Germanic *awjō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ǿʏ̯ː], [ɑ́ɪ̯ː], [ʊ́ɪ̯ː] (example of pronunciation)

Noun

øy f ‎(dative singular øyj’, nominative plural øyj’)

1. island

Declension