jord

See also: jorð, jǫrð, jørð, and jörð

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish iorþ, iorth, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjoɐ̯ˀ]
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

jord c (singular definite jorden, plural indefinite jorde)

  1. earth
  2. Earth (the planet humans live on); see also Jorden
  3. dirt, soil
    Jeg har købt en sæk jord til bede i min baghave.
    I've bought a sack of soil for beds in my backyard.
  4. ground (the natural surface)
    Jeg smed den på jorden!
    I threw it on the ground!

Declension

Declension of jord
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jord jorden jorde jordene
genitive jords jordens jordes jordenes

Noun

jord c (singular definite jorden, plural indefinite jorder)

  1. land

Declension

Declension of jord
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jord jorden jorder jorderne
genitive jords jordens jorders jordernes

References

Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 16 March 2016

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juːr/, [juːɾ], [juːʁ]
  • (thick L) IPA(key): [juːɽ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: jol (in dialects with thick L)

Etymology 1

From Danish jord, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-. Compare to Nynorsk jord.

Noun

jord m or f (definite singular jorda or jorden)

  1. earth, soil, ground
    • "Nettene blir varmere enn dagene", Dagens Næeringsliv, 10 March 2016.
      En ny studie, ledet av forsker Richard Davy ved Nansensenteret og Bjerknessenteret, forklarer utviklingen med en naturlig syklus i luftlaget nærmest jorda.
    • Andreas Capjon, quoted in Hanne Sofie Fremstad, "Dette er en seter", Dagsavisen, 14 March 2016.
      Dyrking i byen krever kunnskap om jord og planter, men også kreativitet i bruken av plass.
  2. the earth, or the Earth (the planet we live on; see also Jorden)
    • Bjørn Stærk, "Effektiv altruisme – veldedighet for kalkulatormennesker", Aftenposten, 28 December 2015.
      I følge filosofen Nick Bostrom vil 10^56 mennesker og AIer kunne eksistere i fremtiden på jorden og alle andre planeter.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

jord

  1. imperative of jorde

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juːr/, [ju̞ːr], [ju̞ːɾ], [ju̞ːʁ]
  • (thick L) IPA(key): [ju̞ːɽ] (see jol)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: jol (in dialects with thick L)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-. Akin to English earth.

Noun

jord f (definite singular jorda, indefinite plural jorder, definite plural jordene)

  1. earth, soil, ground
  2. (electricity) ground
  3. the earth, or the Earth (the planet we live on)
    Det finst ingen andre jorder me kan rømma til.
    There are no other earths that we can escape to.
    Innan stjernekunna og lyrikken kallar ein tidvis jorda for Tellus.
    Within astronomy and poetry the earth is sometimes called Tellus.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

jord

  1. imperative of jorde

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juːrd/, [juːɖ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones: gjord, hjord

Noun

jord c

  1. earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated material in which land plants grow
  2. earth, ground (as opposed to the sky or sea)
  3. earth; one of the four or five basic elements in alchemical or Taoist philosophy
  4. any (hypothetical) planet very similar to Earth which would be able support human life without ever-present technological support.
  5. a piece of land, suitable for farming
  6. (slightly formal) soil; country, territory; in particular with reference to one's native land.
  7. earth, ground; electrical connection to the earth/ground

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ jord in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)