jørð

See also: jord, jörð, and jǫrð

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ert- (“earth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er- (“earth”). Related to *erwǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jøːɹ/
• Rhymes: -øːɹ
• Homophone: hjørð

Noun

jørð f (genitive singular jarðar, plural jarðir)

1. earth
2. soil
3. ground

Usage notes

• (Earth): Often used with a definite article jørðin, a little akin to the English "the earth".

Declension

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

• jarða (to bury)
• jarðakringur (earth, globe)

See also

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

• "jørð" at Sprotin.fo