örn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "orn"

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œ(r)t⁽ʰ⁾n/

  Rhymes: -œrtn

  Homophone: Örn

Noun

örn m (genitive singular arnar, nominative plural ernir) or rare and dated
örn f (genitive singular arnar, nominative plural arnir)

1. an eagle

Declension

Declension of örn (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	örn	örninn	ernir	ernirnir
accusative	örn	örninn	erni	ernina
dative	erni	erninum	örnum	örnunum
genitive	arnar	arnarins	arna	arnanna

or rare and dated

Declension of örn (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	örn	örnin	arnir	arnirnar
accusative	örn	örnina	arnir	arnirnar
dative	örn	örninni	örnum	örnunum
genitive	arnar	arnarinnar	arna	arnanna

Synonyms

• (a male eagle): ari m
• (an eagle, sea-eagle): haförn m

Derived terms

• gammörn
• gjallörn
• gjálpörn
• glymörn
• gnýörn
• gullörn
• haförn
• haukörn
• hræörn
• kafförn
• skallörn
• skassörn
• skálmörn
• steppuörn

Swedish

havsörn [white-tailed eagle [sea eagle]]

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /øːɳ/

• Audio:

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Noun

örn c

1. eagle (large bird)
2. eagle (heraldic charge)

Declension

Declension of örn

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	örn	örns
	definite	örnen	örnens
plural	indefinite	örnar	örnars
	definite	örnarna	örnarnas

Derived terms

• dubbelörn
• havsörn
• kungsörn
• ormörn
• örnblick
• örnbräken
• örnkoll
• örnnäsa
• örnnäste
• örnperspektiv
• örnprofil
• örnunge

Interjection

örn

1. Mimics the (high-pitched, rising) sound of a revving engine.

Usage notes

• Bit less "airy" compared to vroom, which also appears in Swedish.

References

• “örn”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “örn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “örn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH
• örn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• rön