burspråk

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German bursprake. By surface analysis, bur (burgher) +‎ språk. Originally in the sense of a townhall meeting. Current sense due to the bay window at Rådstugan, Stockholm, from whence proclamations of such meetings were made public. Compare origin of burbrev and burskap.

Noun[edit]

burspråk n

  1. a bay window
    Synonym: karnap

Declension[edit]

Declension of burspråk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative burspråk burspråket burspråk burspråken
Genitive burspråks burspråkets burspråks burspråkens

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