sjór

See also: sjor and šjor

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

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

Noun

sjór m (genitive singular sjóar or sjós, nominative plural sjóir)

  1. sea

Declension
declension of sjór
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjór sjórinn sjóir sjóirnir
accusative sjó sjóinn sjói sjóina
dative sjó sjónum sjóum sjóunum
genitive sjós / sjóar sjósins / sjóarins sjóa sjóanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

See sær.

Noun

sjór m (genitive sjóvar, plural sjóvar)

  1. Alternative form of sær (“sea”)

Declension

Irregular. It generally declines as an i-stem in the singular and wa-stem in the plural, but the wa-stem dative singular sjóvi also exists.

  Declension of sjór (strong wa-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjór sjórinn sjóvar sjóvarnir
accusative sjó sjóinn sjóva sjóvana
dative sjó, sjóvi sjóvinum sjóvum sjóvunum
genitive sjóvar sjóvarins sjóva sjóvanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: sjór
  • Faroese: sjógvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjo, sjø
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