*ferþuz

Runic: ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸer.θuz/

noun · masculine · u-stem

Meanings

inlet, fjord

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European tu-stem *pér-tu-s ~ *pr̥-téw-s, from root *per- (‘to go through; to carry forth, fare’). The zero-grade in the oblique stem is the source of *furduz (‘ford’). Cognates are Welsh rhyd (‘ford’), Central Kurdish پرد (pird, ‘bridge’), and Latin portus (‘harbor, port’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.ferþuzfirþiwiz
Acc.ferþųferþunz
Gen.ferþauzfirþiwǫ̂
Dat.firþiwiferþumaz
Inst.ferþūferþumiz
Voc.ferþufirþiwiz

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Descendants

  • *ᚠᛡᛖᚱᚦᚢᛦ (*fᴀerþuʀ), *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ (*ferþuʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • fjǫrðr (Old Norse)
      • fjørður (Faroese)
      • fjörður (Icelandic)
      • fjord (Norwegian)
  • *ᚠᛡᛖᚱᚦᚢᛦ (*fᴀerþuʀ), *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ (*ferþuʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • fjǫrðr (Old Norse)
      • fyrth (Middle English)
        • firth (Scots)
          • firth (English)
  • *ᚠᛡᛖᚱᚦᚢᛦ (*fᴀerþuʀ), *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ (*ferþuʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • fjǫrðr (Old Norse)
      • fiorth (Old Danish)
        • fjord (Danish)
  • *ᚠᛡᛖᚱᚦᚢᛦ (*fᴀerþuʀ), *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ (*ferþuʀ) (Proto-Norse)
    • fjǫrðr (Old Norse)
      • fiorþer, fiordher, fiærdher (Old Swedish)
        • fjord, fjärd, fjäl (Swedish)

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