jarðhús

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *erþahūsą. By surface analysis, jǫrð (“earth”) +‎ hús (“house”).

Noun[edit]

jarðhús n

  1. underground room or passage

Declension[edit]

  Declension of jarðhús (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jarðhús jarðhúsit jarðhús jarðhúsin
accusative jarðhús jarðhúsit jarðhús jarðhúsin
dative jarðhúsi jarðhúsinu jarðhúsum jarðhúsunum
genitive jarðhús jarðhúsins jarðhúsa jarðhúsanna

Descendants[edit]

  • Faroese: jarðhús
  • Icelandic: jarðhús
  • → Russian: я́рус (járus)

References[edit]

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press
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