Norðursjór

Icelandic

Etymology

From norður (“north”) +‎ sjór (“sea”), literally “north sea”.

Proper noun

Norðursjór m (proper noun, genitive singular Norðursjávar or (less common) Norðursjós or Norðursjóar)

  1. North Sea (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between eastern Britain and mainland Europe)

Declension

Declension of Norðursjór (sg-only masculine, based on sjór)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative Norðursjór Norðursjórinn
accusative Norðursjó Norðursjóinn
dative Norðursjó Norðursjónum
genitive Norðursjávar, Norðursjós1, Norðursjóar1 Norðursjávarins, Norðursjósins1, Norðursjóarins1

1Less common.

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