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sjór

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: sjor and šjor

Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sjór m (genitive singular sjós or sjóar, nominative plural sjóir)

  1. sea

Declension

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Declension of sjór (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjór sjórinn sjóir sjóirnir
accusative sjó sjóinn sjói sjóina
dative sjó sjónum sjóum sjóunum
genitive sjós, sjóar sjósins, sjóarins sjóa sjóanna

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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See sær.

Noun

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sjór m (genitive sjóvar, plural sjóvar)

  1. Alternative form of sær (“sea”)

Declension

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Irregular. It generally declines as an i-stem in the singular and wa-stem in the plural, but the wa-stem dative singular sjóvi also exists.

  Declension of sjór (strong wa-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjór sjórinn sjóvar sjóvarnir
accusative sjó sjóinn sjóva sjóvana
dative sjó, sjóvi sjóvinum sjóvum sjóvunum
genitive sjóvar sjóvarins sjóva sjóvanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: sjór
  • Faroese: sjógvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjo, sjø
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