jørð

See also: jord, jörð, and jǫrð

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

jørð f (genitive singular jarðar, plural jarðir)

1. earth

Declension

Declension of jørð
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)