jarn

See also: járn, järn, and jærn

Faroese
Chemical element
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Etymology

From Old Norse járn, jarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jatn/

Noun

jarn n (genitive singular jarns, plural jørn)

  1. iron

Declension
Declension of jarn
n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jarn jarnið jørn jørnini
accusative jarn jarnið jørn jørnini
dative jarni jarninum jørnum jørnunum
genitive jarns jarnsins jarna jarnanna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse jarn, járn. Akin to English iron.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɑrn/

Noun

jarn n (definite singular jarnet, indefinite plural jarn, definite plural jarna)

  1. iron (the metallic element)
  2. iron (a tool made of iron)

References
  • “jarn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “jarn”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016

Old Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną (“iron”).

Noun

jarn

  1. iron

Descendants
  • Danish: jern

References

Old Norse

Noun

jarn n

  1. alternative form of járn

Declension
  Declension of jarn (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jarn jarnit jǫrn jǫrnin
accusative jarn jarnit jǫrn jǫrnin
dative jarni jarninu jǫrnum jǫrnunum
genitive jarns jarnsins jarna jarnanna

References
  • “jarn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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