Óðinn

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈouːðɪn/

Proper noun edit

Óðinn m

(Norse mythology) Odin
a male given name

Declension edit

declension of Óðinn

	indefinite
m-s1	singular
nominative	Óðinn
accusative	Óðin
dative	Óðni
genitive	Óðins

Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

ᚢᚦᛁᚾ (uþin), ᚮᚦᛂᚾ (oþen)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Norse ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᛦ (wodinʀ), ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᚨᛉ (wodinaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, whence also Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Wōden, Old High German Wuotan, Wodan. Related to the adjective óðr, literally meaning “the mad one”.

Pronunciation edit

(9th century West Norse, 12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈoːðẽnː/
(Textbook Old Norse) IPA^(key): /ˈoːðinː/

Proper noun edit

Óðinn m

(Norse mythology) Odin
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:non:Óðinn

Declension edit

Declension of Óðinn (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite
nominative	Óðinn
accusative	Óðin
dative	Óðni
genitive	Óðins

Descendants edit

Icelandic: Óðinn
Faroese: Óðin
Norwegian Nynorsk: Oden, ons- (< Óðins), Odin
Old Swedish: Ōþin, Ōdhen, Ōdhin
- Swedish: Oden
Old Danish: Odhen
- Scanian: Óðen, Nóðen
- Danish: Oden
→ Danish: Odin
- Norwegian Bokmål: Odin
→ Old English: Ōþen, Ōðon, Ōwðen
→ English: Odin
- → Japanese: オーディン (Ōdin)
- → Chinese: 奧丁／奥丁 (Àodīng)
→ Latin: Ōthinus, Ōdinus, Ōthin
- Italian: Odino
→ Portuguese: Ódin
→ Spanish: Odín
→ German: Odin
- → French: Odin
→ Swedish: Odin
- → Finnish: Odin
→ Russian: О́дин (Ódin)

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