jór
See also: Appendix:Variations of "jor"
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse jór, from Proto-Germanic *ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jór m (genitive singular jós, nominative plural jóar)
Declension edit
declension of jór
Synonyms edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Norse *ᛖᚢᚨᛉ (*euaʀ) or *ᛖᚢᛉ (*euʀ), from Proto-Germanic *ehwaz, whence also Old English eoh, Old Saxon ehu, Old High German ehu, Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍈𐍃 (*aiƕs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”), whence also Latin equus, Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos) Old Irish ech (Irish each), Tocharian A yuk, Tocharian B yakwe, Avestan aspa-, Proto-Balto-Slavic *éśwāˀ (Lithuanian ašvà), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva).
Noun edit
jór m
Declension edit
Declension of jór (strong a-stem)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: jór