jørð

See also: jord, jörð, and jǫrð

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ert- (“earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (“earth”). Related to *erwǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jøːɹ/
  • Rhymes: -øːɹ
  • Homophone: hjørð

Noun

jørð f (genitive singular jarðar, plural jarðir)

  1. earth
  2. soil
  3. ground

Usage notes

  • (Earth): Often used with a definite article jørðin, a little akin to the English "the earth".

Declension

f3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jørð jørðin jarðir jarðirnar
accusative jørð jørðina jarðir jarðirnar
dative jørð jørðini jørðum, jarðum jørðunum, jarðunum
genitive jarðar jarðarinnar jarða jarðanna

See also

Solar System in Faroese · Sólskipanin (layout · text)
Star Sólin
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Merkur Venus Jørðin Mars [Term?] Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptun Pluto Eris
Notable
moons 		— — Mánin Phobos
Deimos 		— Io
Europa
Ganymedes
Callisto 		[Term?]
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Titan
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[Term?] 		Triton Charon Dysnomia

Further reading

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