Orkneyjar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Orkneyjar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔr̥kneiːjar/

Proper noun

Orkneyjar f pl (proper noun, plural only, genitive plural Orkneyja)

  1. the Orkney Islands

Declension

Declension of Orkneyjar (pl-only feminine)
plural
indefinite definite
nominative Orkneyjar Orkneyjarnar
accusative Orkneyjar Orkneyjarnar
dative Orkneyjum Orkneyjunum
genitive Orkneyja Orkneyjanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

Adapted from a Pictish word (perhaps from Proto-Celtic *ɸorkos (“pig”)), with a suffixed eyjar (“islands”). Compare Latin Orcades.

Proper noun

Orkneyjar f pl

  1. the Orkney Islands

Declension

Declension of Orkneyjar (strong jō-stem, plural only)
feminine plural
indefinite definite
nominative Orkneyjar Orkneyjarnar
accusative Orkneyjar Orkneyjarnar
dative Orkneyjum Orkneyjunum
genitive Orkneyja Orkneyjanna

Derived terms

  • Orkneyingr
  • orkneyskr

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Orkneyjar f pl
  • Faroese: Orknoyggjar f pl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Orknøyar f pl; (definite form) Orknøyane, Orknøyarne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Orknøyene m pl or f pl
  • Swedish: Orknöarna c pl
  • Danish: Ørkenøerne c pl
  • → English: Orkney, Orkneys, Orkney Islands

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “Orkneyjar”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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