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Definition 2024

jørð

jørð

See also: jord, jörð, and jǫrð

Faroese

Noun

jørð f (genitive singular jarðar, plural jarðir)

  1. 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

Related terms

  • jarða (to bury)
  • jarðakringur (earth, globe)

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *ert- ‎(“earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *er- ‎(“earth”). Related to *erwōn.

Pronunciation

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

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