sjón

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See also: sjon, sjön, and -sjon

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz, whence also sýn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sjón f (genitive singular sjónar, plural sjónir)

  1. vision, sight
  2. view

Declension

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Declension of sjón
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjón sjónin sjónir sjónirnar
accusative sjón sjónina sjónir sjónirnar
dative sjón sjónini sjónum sjónunum
genitive sjónar sjónarinnar sjóna sjónanna

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sjón, from Proto-Germanic *siuniz. Doublet of sýn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sjón f (genitive singular sjónar, nominative plural sjónir)

  1. a vision, sight, eyesight
  2. a glimpse, sight, seeing
  3. a spectacle, scene, sight

Declension

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    Declension of sjón
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjón sjónin sjónir sjónirnar
accusative sjón sjónina sjónir sjónirnar
dative sjón sjóninni sjónum sjónunum
genitive sjónar sjónarinnar sjóna sjónanna

Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *siuniz.

Noun

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sjón f

  1. sight, eyesight
  2. look

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: sjón
  • Faroese: sjón
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjon, sjun

References

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  • sjón in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.