sjór

See also: sjor and šjor

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sjouːr/
  • Rhymes: -ouːr

Noun

sjór m (genitive singular sjóar or sjós, nominative plural sjóir)

  1. sea

Declension
declension of sjór
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjór sjórinn sjóir sjóirnir
accusative sjó sjóinn sjói sjóina
dative sjó sjónum sjóum sjóunum
genitive sjós / sjóar sjósins / sjóarins sjóa sjóanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

See sær.

Noun

sjór m (genitive sjóvar, plural sjóvar)

  1. Alternative form of sær (“sea”)

Declension

Irregular. It generally declines as an i-stem in the singular and wa-stem in the plural, but the wa-stem dative singular sjóvi also exists.

  Declension of sjór (strong wa-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjór sjórinn sjóvar sjóvarnir
accusative sjó sjóinn sjóva sjóvana
dative sjó, sjóvi sjóvinum sjóvum sjóvunum
genitive sjóvar sjóvarins sjóva sjóvanna

Descendants
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.