jór

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jor"

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jouːr/

  Rhymes: -ouːr

Noun

jór m (genitive singular jós, nominative plural jóar)

1. (poetic) horse

   Synonyms: fákur, hestur, hross

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jór	jórinn	jóar	jóarnir
accusative	jó	jóinn	jóa	jóana
dative	jó	jónum	jóum	jóunum
genitive	jós	jósins	jóa	jóanna

Declension of jór (masculine)

Old Norse

Etymology

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

jór m

1. (poetic, heiti) horse, stallion

Declension

Declension of jór (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jór	jórinn	jóar	jóarnir
accusative	jó	jóinn	jóa	jóana
dative	jói	jóinum	jóum	jóunum
genitive	jós	jósins	jóa	jóanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: jór