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sveibu.

A person from or resident of Sveio in Vestland, Norway.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/²ˈsʋæɪ̯.bʉ/[ˈsʋæ̂ɪ̯.bʉ]
  1. A person from or resident of Sveio in Vestland, Norway.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Sveio with the inhabitant-name suffix -bu, replacing the final vowel, literally “person from Sveio”. The suffix is from Old Norse búi (“dweller, inhabitant”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk sveibu (“person from Sveio”).

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