*Þunraz

Runic: ᚦᚢᚾᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈθun.rɑz/

proper noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

Thor, god of thunder

Etymology

Personification of *þunraz (‘thunder’). Identified with the Roman deity Jupiter by way of interpretatio germanica in Germanic weekday names (see Thursday), yet otherwise identified with Hercules by way of interpretatio romana. Compare Latin Iuppiter Tonāns (‘Thundering Jupiter’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	Þunraz	–
Acc.	Þunrą	–
Gen.	Þunras, Þunris	–
Dat.	Þunrai	–
Inst.	Þunrō	–
Voc.	Þunr	–

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Descendants

*Þunr (Proto-West Germanic)
- Thunær (Old Saxon)
*Þunr (Proto-West Germanic)
- Þunor, Þūr, Þor (Old English)
  - Thunor (English)
*Þunr (Proto-West Germanic)
- Donar (Old High German)
  - Donar (Dutch)
  - Donar (German)
  - ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ (wigiþonar) (Old High German)
*Þonr (Proto-West Germanic)
- Thunær (Old Saxon)
*Þonr (Proto-West Germanic)
- Þunor, Þūr, Þor (Old English)
  - Thunor (English)
*Þonr (Proto-West Germanic)
- Donar (Old High German)
  - Donar (Dutch)
  - Donar (German)
  - ᚹᛁᚷᛁᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱ (wigiþonar) (Old High German)
*ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*þonaraʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- Þórr, ᚦᚢᚱ (þur), ᚦᚮᚱ (þor) (Old Norse)
  - 索爾 (suǒ'ěr), 索尔 (suǒ'ěr) (Chinese)
  - Thor (English)
  - Tórur (Faroese)
  - Thor (French)
  - Þór (Icelandic)
  - トール (Japanese)
  - 토르 (toreu) (Korean)
  - Tor (Norwegian)
  - Тор (Tor) (Russian)
*ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*þonaraʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- Þórr, ᚦᚢᚱ (þur), ᚦᚮᚱ (þor) (Old Norse)
  - Thor (Old Danish)
    - Tor, Thor (Danish)
*ᚦᛟᚾᚨᚱᚨᛉ (*þonaraʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- Þórr, ᚦᚢᚱ (þur), ᚦᚮᚱ (þor) (Old Norse)
  - Þōr (Old Swedish)
    - Tor (Swedish)
*ᚦᛟᚱᚨᛉ (*þoraʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- Þórr, ᚦᚢᚱ (þur), ᚦᚮᚱ (þor) (Old Norse)
  - 索爾 (suǒ'ěr), 索尔 (suǒ'ěr) (Chinese)
  - Thor (English)
  - Tórur (Faroese)
  - Thor (French)
  - Þór (Icelandic)
  - トール (Japanese)
  - 토르 (toreu) (Korean)
  - Tor (Norwegian)
  - Тор (Tor) (Russian)
*ᚦᛟᚱᚨᛉ (*þoraʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- Þórr, ᚦᚢᚱ (þur), ᚦᚮᚱ (þor) (Old Norse)
  - Thor (Old Danish)
    - Tor, Thor (Danish)
*ᚦᛟᚱᚨᛉ (*þoraʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- Þórr, ᚦᚢᚱ (þur), ᚦᚮᚱ (þor) (Old Norse)
  - Þōr (Old Swedish)
    - Tor (Swedish)

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