jørð
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ert- (“earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (“earth”). Related to *erwǭ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
jørð f (genitive singular jarðar, plural jarðir)
Usage notes edit
- (Earth): Often used with a definite article jørðin, a little akin to the English "the earth".
Declension edit
| Declension of jørð | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 edit
- jarða (to bury)
- jarðakringur (earth, globe)
See also edit
| Solar System in Faroese · Sólskipanin (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star | Sólin | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Merkur | Venus | Jørðin | Mars | [Term?] | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptun | Pluto | Eris | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | Mánin | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganymedes Callisto |
[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] Titan [Term?] |
[Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] [Term?] |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia | |||||||
Further reading edit
- "jørð" at Sprotin.fo