þunor

þunor

See also: Thunor

Old English

Alternative forms

• þunar, þunur, þuner, þonor

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þunraz.

Cognate with Sanskrit स्तनति (stanati, “resound, reverberate, roar, thunder”), Ancient Greek στένω (sténō, “moan, groan, sigh”), Latin tonō, Old Church Slavonic стенати (stenati) (Russian стена́ть (stenátʹ)), Lithuanian steneti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθu.nor/

Noun

þunor m

1. thunder

   þunor and līeġetu

   thunder and lightning

2. Alternative letter-case form of Þunor.

Declension

Declension of þunor (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	þunor	þunras
accusative	þunor	þunras
genitive	þunres	þunra
dative	þunre	þunrum

Derived terms

• þunrian
• þunorlīċ

Descendants

• Middle English: thonder
  • English: thunder
  • Scots: thuner, thunder, thundir
  • Yola: dhunder, dunder