gjør

See also: gjor

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gjóðr (“skua”), probably related to Old English earnġēat (“osprey”).[1] Of obscure ultimate origin, but compare gjóta (“to pour”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃøːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -øːɹ
  • Homophone: gjørð

Noun

gjør f (genitive singular gjørar, plural gjørir)

  1. grebe
  2. Slavonian grebe

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gjør gjørin gjørir gjørirnar
accusative gjør gjørina gjørir gjørirnar
dative gjør gjørini gjørum gjørunum
genitive gjørar gjørarinnar gjøra gjøranna

Synonyms

  • bárafjatla

Derived terms

  • hálssvørt gjør (“black-necked grebe”)
  • kambsgjør (“great crested grebe”)
  • smágjør (“little grebe”)
  • stúvgjør (“pied-billed grebe”)
  • øsgrá gjør (“red-necked grebe”)

References

  1. ^ Studia Indogermanica Lodziensia. (1998). Poland: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, p. 47

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jøːr/
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Verb

gjør

  1. present tense of gjøre
  2. imperative of gjøre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

gjør

  1. (non-standard since 2012) present of gjøra
  2. (non-standard since 2012) imperative of gjøra
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