ørn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "orn"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃or-no- (“eagle”). More at erne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œrn/, [œ̞ɐ̯ˀn]

Noun

ørn c (singular definite ørnen, plural indefinite ørne)

1. eagle

Declension

Declension of ørn

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ørn	ørnen	ørne	ørnene
genitive	ørns	ørnens	ørnes	ørnenes

Further reading

• “ørn” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃or-no- (“eagle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œɻɳ/

Noun

ørn f (genitive singular arnar, plural ørnir)

1. eagle (Aquila)

Declension

f5	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ørn	ørnin	ørnir	ørnirnar
Accusative	ørn	ørnina	ørnir	ørnirnar
Dative	ørn	ørnini	ørnum	ørnunum
Genitive	arnar	arnarinnar	arna	arnanna

Derived terms

• fiskiørn (Pandion haliaetus)
• havørn (Haliaetus albicilla)
• kongaørn (Aquila chrysaetos)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːɳ/
• Rhymes: -øːɳ

Noun

ørn f or m (definite singular ørna or ørnen, indefinite plural ørner, definite plural ørnene)

1. an eagle

Derived terms

• fiskeørn
• havørn
• kongeørn
• ørnvåk

 

References

• “ørn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œːɳ/ (not guttural R dialects)

Noun

ørn f or m (definite singular ørnen or ørna, indefinite plural ørnar or ørner, definite plural ørnane or ørnene)

1. an eagle

Derived terms

• fiskeørn
• havørn
• kongeørn
• ørnøygd

 

Related terms

• arn (see that for derived given names)

Male given names:

• Ørn, Orn
• Ørnolv, Ørnulv

 

References

• “ørn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.