Óðinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈouːðɪn/

Proper noun

Óðinn m

1. (Norse mythology) Odin
2. a male given name

Declension

declension of Óðinn

m-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Óðinn
accusative	Óðin
dative	Óðni
genitive	Óðins

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• ᚢᚦᛁᚾ (uþin), ᚮᚦᛂᚾ (oþen)

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᛦ (wodinʀ), ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᚨᛉ (wodinaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, whence also Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Wōden, Old High German Wuotan, Wodan. Related to the adjective óðr, literally meaning “the mad one”.

Pronunciation

• (9th century West Norse, 12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈoːðẽnː/
• (Textbook Old Norse) IPA^(key): /ˈoːðinː/

Proper noun

Óðinn m

1. (Norse mythology) Odin

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:non:Óðinn

Declension

  Declension of Óðinn (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Óðinn
accusative	Óðin
dative	Óðni
genitive	Óðins

Descendants

• Icelandic: Óðinn
• Faroese: Óðin
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Oden, ons- (< Óðins), Odin
• Old Swedish: Ōþin, Ōdhen, Ōdhin
  • Swedish: Oden
• Old Danish: Odhen
  • Scanian: Óðen, Nóðen
  • Danish: Oden
• → Danish: Odin
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Odin
• → Old English: Ōþen, Ōðon, Ōwðen
• → English: Odin
  • → Japanese: オーディン (Ōdin)
  • → Chinese: 奧丁／奥丁 (Àodīng)
• → Latin: Ōthinus, Ōdinus, Ōthin
  • Italian: Odino
• → Portuguese: Ódin
• → Spanish: Odín
• → German: Odin
  • → French: Odin
• → Swedish: Odin
  • → Finnish: Odin
• → Russian: О́дин (Ódin)