jörð

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See also: jord, jørð, jorð, and jǫrð

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.

Pronunciation

Noun

jörð f (genitive singular jarðar, nominative plural jarðir)

  1. earth
    • Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)
      Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.
      I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
    Þetta er jörðin okkar.
    This is our earth.
  2. soil
  3. ground
  4. estate, tract of land (as property)

Usage notes

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

Declension

    Declension of jörð
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jörð jörðin jarðir jarðirnar
accusative jörð jörðina jarðir jarðirnar
dative jörð jörðinni jörðum jörðunum
genitive jarðar jarðarinnar jarða jarðanna

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See also

Solar System in Icelandic · Sólkerfið (layout · text)
Star Sólin
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets
Merkúr Venus Jörðin Mars Seres Júpíter Satúrnus Úranus Neptúnus Plútó Eris
Notable
moons
Tunglið Fóbos
Deimos
Íó
Evrópa
Ganýmedes
Kallistó
Mímas
Enkeladus
Teþis
Díóne
Rea
Títan
Japetus

Míranda
Aríel
Úmbríel
Títanía
Óberon
Tríton Karon Dysnómía