fjörður
See also: fjørður
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fjǫrðr (“firth, fjord”), from Proto-Germanic *ferþuz (“inlet, fjord”), from Proto-Indo-European *pértus (“crossing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfjœrðʏr]
- Rhymes: -œrðʏr
Noun
fjörður m (genitive singular fjarðar, nominative plural firðir)
- fjord, although occasionally a geyser.
Declension
declension of fjörður
| m-s3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | fjörður | fjörðurinn | firðir | firðirnir |
| accusative | fjörð | fjörðinn | firði | firðina |
| dative | firði | firðinum | fjörðum | fjörðunum |
| genitive | fjarðar | fjarðarins | fjarða | fjarðanna |