jörð
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *erþō.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjörð f (genitive singular jarðar, nominative plural jarðir)
- earth
- Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)
- Og ég sá, og sjá: Bleikur hestur, og sá er á honum sat, hann hét Dauði, og Hel var í för með honum. Þeim var gefið vald yfir fjórða hluta jarðarinnar, til þess að deyða með sverði, með hungri og drepsótt og láta menn farast fyrir villidýrum jarðarinnar.
- I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
- Þetta er jörðin okkar.
- This is our earth.
- Revelation 6-11 (English and Icelandic)
- soil
- ground
- Synonym: grund
- estate, tract of land (as property)
Usage notes
edit- (Earth): Often used with a definite article jörðin, a little akin to the English "the earth".
Declension
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editSee also
editSolar System in Icelandic · Sólkerfið (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Star | Sólin | |||||||||||||||||
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Merkúr | Venus | Jörðin | Mars | Seres | Júpíter | Satúrnus | Úranus | Neptúnus | Plútó | Eris | |||||||
Notable moons |
— | — | Tunglið | Fóbos Deimos |
— | Íó Evrópa Ganýmedes Kallistó |
Mímas Enkeladus Teþis Díóne Rea Títan Japetus |
Míranda Aríel Úmbríel Títanía Óberon |
Tríton | Karon | Dysnómía |
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