jór

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse jór, from Proto-Germanic *ehwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (horse).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jór m (genitive singular jós, nominative plural jóar)

  1. (poetic) horse

Declension

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    Declension of jór
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jór jórinn jóar jóarnir
accusative jóinn jóa jóana
dative jónum jóum jóunum
genitive jós jósins jóa jóanna

Synonyms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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jór m

  1. (poetic, heiti) horse, stallion

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: jór