heyrn
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse heyrn, from Proto-Germanic *hauzīniz, derived from *hauzijaną, whence heyra (“to hear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heirtn/
- Rhymes: -eirtn
Noun
heyrn f (genitive singular heyrnar, nominative plural heyrnir)
- (uncountable) hearing (the ability to hear)
- (uncountable) hearing (the actual perception of sound)
- (countable) something heard
Declension
declension of heyrn
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heyrn | heyrnin | heyrnir | heyrnirnar |
| accusative | heyrn | heyrnina | heyrnir | heyrnirnar |
| dative | heyrn | heyrninni | heyrnum | heyrnunum |
| genitive | heyrnar | heyrnarinnar | heyrna | heyrnanna |
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hauzīniz, from *hauzijaną. Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hauseins) is a cognate.
Noun
heyrn f
- hearing
Declension
Declension of heyrn (strong ō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heyrn | heyrnin | heyrnar | heyrnarnar |
| accusative | heyrn | heyrnina | heyrnar | heyrnarnar |
| dative | heyrn | heyrninni | heyrnum | heyrnunum |
| genitive | heyrnar | heyrnarinnar | heyrna | heyrnanna |
References
- heyrn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Welsh
Noun
heyrn m pl
- plural of haearn