jarðhús

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

jarðhús n

  1. underground room or passage

Declension
  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
  • Faroese: jarðhús
  • Icelandic: jarðhús
  • → Russian: я́рус (járus)
    • → Azerbaijani: yarus
    • → Yakut: дьаарыс (jaarıs)

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