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): /joːr/, [joɐ̯ˀ]
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯

Noun

jord c (singular definite jorden, plural indefinite jorde)

  1. earth
  2. dirt, soil
  3. ground
    Jeg smed den på jorden!
    I threw it on the ground!

Declension

Noun

jord c (singular definite jorden, plural indefinite jorder)

  1. land

Declension

References


Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 16 March 2016

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Etymology 1

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

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juːr/

Noun

jord f (definite singular jorda)

  1. earth, soil, ground
  2. the earth, or the Earth (the planet we live on)

Derived terms

References


Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juːɖ/
  • (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

Declension of jord 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jord jorden jordar jordarna
Genitive jords jordens jordars jordarnas

Synonyms

See also

References

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