jarn
FaroeseEdit
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EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse járn, jarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarno-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
jarn n (genitive singular jarns, plural jørn)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of jarn | ||||
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n5 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | jarn | jarnið | jørn | jørnini |
accusative | jarn | jarnið | jørn | jørnini |
dative | jarni | jarninum | jørnum | jørnunum |
genitive | jarns | jarnsins | jarna | jarnanna |
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse jarn, járn. Akin to English iron.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
jarn n (definite singular jarnet, indefinite plural jarn, definite plural jarna)
ReferencesEdit
- “jarn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “jarn”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Old NorseEdit
NounEdit
jarn n
- alternative form of járn
DeclensionEdit
Declension of jarn (strong a-stem)
ReferencesEdit
- “jarn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
WestrobothnianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, whence also Old English īsern and Old High German isarn. Probably from a Proto-Celtic [Term?] root.
NounEdit
jarn n (definite singular jarnä, plural jarn, definite jarna)
- (uncountable) iron
- something (typically a tool or somesuch) made of iron
Derived termsEdit
- (tool made of iron) rätkjjarn