jór
See also: Appendix:Variations of "jor"
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse jór, from Proto-Germanic *ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jouːr/
- Rhymes: -ouːr
Noun
jór m (genitive singular jós, nominative plural jóar)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | jór | jórinn | jóar | jóarnir |
| accusative | jó | jóinn | jóa | jóana |
| dative | jó | jónum | jóum | jóunum |
| genitive | jós | jósins | jóa | jóanna |
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- eór — First Grammatical Treatise
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *ᛖᚢᚨᛉ (*euaʀ) or *ᛖᚢᛉ (*euʀ), from Proto-Germanic *ehwaz, whence also Old English eoh, Old Saxon ehu, Old High German ehu, Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍈𐍃 (*aiƕs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”), whence also Latin equus, Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos) Old Irish ech (Irish each), Tocharian A yuk, Tocharian B yakwe, Avestan aspa-, Proto-Balto-Slavic *éśwāˀ (Lithuanian ašvà), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva).
Noun
jór m
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | jór | jórinn | jóar | jóarnir |
| accusative | jó | jóinn | jóa | jóana |
| dative | jói | jóinum | jóum | jóunum |
| genitive | jós | jósins | jóa | jóanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: jór