jötunn

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See also: jotunn, Jotunn, Jötunn, and jǫtunn

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

jötunn (plural jötunns)

Alternative form of jotun

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse jǫtunn, Cognate with Swedish jätte, Danish jætte, Norwegian jotnar, jotne.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈjœːtʰʏnː/
Rhymes: -œːtʏn

Noun[edit]

jötunn m (genitive singular jötuns, nominative plural jötnar)

(Norse mythology) a jotun
a large man, giant of a man

Declension[edit]

declension of jötunn

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular		plural
nominative	jötunn	jötunninn	jötnar	jötnarnir
accusative	jötun	jötuninn	jötna	jötnana
dative	jötni	jötninum	jötnum	jötnunum
genitive	jötuns	jötunsins	jötna	jötnanna

Derived terms[edit]

jötunuxi

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