sjór

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See also: sjor and šjor

Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sær, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sjór m (genitive singular sjóar or sjós, nominative plural sjóir)

  1. sea

Declension

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    Declension of sjór
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sjór sjórinn sjóir sjóirnir
accusative sjó sjóinn sjói sjóina
dative sjó sjónum sjóum sjóunum
genitive sjós / sjóar sjósins / sjóarins sjóa sjóanna

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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See sær.

Noun

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sjór m (genitive sjóvar, plural sjóvar)

  1. Alternative form of sær (sea)

Declension

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Irregular. It generally declines as an i-stem in the singular and wa-stem in the plural, but the wa-stem dative singular sjóvi also exists.

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: sjór
  • Faroese: sjógvur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjo, sjø