sjór
Icelandic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsjór m (genitive singular sjós or sjóar, nominative plural sjóir)
Declension
editSynonyms
editDerived terms
editOld Norse
editEtymology
editSee sær.
Noun
editsjór m (genitive sjóvar, plural sjóvar)
- Alternative form of sær (“sea”)
Declension
editIrregular. 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)
Descendants
editCategories:
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ouːr
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ouːr/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- is:Bodies of water
- is:Landforms
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse masculine nouns
- Old Norse masculine wa-stem nouns