sauðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sauþaz, whence also Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (sauþs, “sacrifice”).

Noun

sauðr m (genitive sauðar, plural sauðir)

1. sheep (Ovis)

Declension

  Declension of sauðr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sauðr	sauðrinn	sauðir	sauðirnir
accusative	sauð	sauðinn	sauði	sauðina
dative	sauð	sauðinum	sauðum	sauðunum
genitive	sauðar, sauðs	sauðarins, sauðsins	sauða	sauðanna

Descendants

• Elfdalian: suð
• Faroese: seyður m
• Greenlandic: sava
• Icelandic: sauður m
• Inari Sami: savzâ

• Northern Sami: sávza
• Norwegian Bokmål: sau m
• Norwegian Nynorsk): sau m
• Swedish: söd c, sö c

Synonyms

• fær