járn

See also: jarn and järn

Icelandic
Chemical element
Fe
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Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jaurtn/, /jautn/
    Rhymes: -autn

Noun

járn n (genitive singular járns, nominative plural járn)

  1. iron

Declension
declension of járn
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative járn járnið járn járnin
accusative járn járnið járn járnin
dative járni járninu járnum járnunum
genitive járns járnsins járna járnanna

Derived terms

See also

Jamtish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse járn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hammerdal, Ström) IPA(key): [¹jaːn̪]
  • (Berg, Klövsjö, Rätan) IPA(key): [¹jaːn̠]
  • (Most dialects) IPA(key): [¹jæːn̪], [¹jæːn̠]

Noun

járn n

  1. iron

Declension
  Declension of járn (strong long a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative járn járn'eð járn járn'a
dative járn járnan járn járnum
compound-genitive járn ― járn ―
vocative járn ― járner ―

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Cognate with Old English īsern and Old High German isarn.

Noun

járn n

  1. iron

Descendants
  • Icelandic: járn
  • Faroese: jarn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: jarn
  • Jamtish: járn
  • Elfdalian: ienn
  • Old Swedish: iærn, iarn
  • Old Danish: jarn, iærn, iarn
  • Gutnish: jan

References
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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