jór

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jor"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse jór, from Proto-Germanic *ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jouːr/
    Rhymes: -ouːr

Noun

jór m (genitive singular jós, nominative plural jóar)

  1. (poetic) horse

Declension
declension of jór
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jór jórinn jóar jóarnir
accusative jó jóinn jóa jóana
dative jó jónum jóum jóunum
genitive jós jósins jóa jóanna

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᛖᚢᚨᛉ (*euaʀ) or *ᛖᚢᛉ (*euʀ), from Proto-Germanic *ehwaz, whence also Old English eoh, Old Saxon ehu, Old High German ehu, Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍈𐍃 (*aiƕs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”), whence also Latin equus, Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos) Old Irish ech (Irish each), Tocharian A yuk, Tocharian B yakwe, Avestan aspa-, Proto-Balto-Slavic *éśwāˀ (Lithuanian ašvà), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva).

Noun

jór m

  1. (poetic, heiti) horse, stallion

Declension
  Declension of jór (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jór jórinn jóar jóarnir
accusative jó jóinn jóa jóana
dative jói jóinum jóum jóunum
genitive jós jósins jóa jóanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: jór
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.