"jötunn" meaning in Icelandic

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Noun

IPA: /ˈjœːtʰʏnː/
Rhymes: -œːtʏn Etymology: From Old Norse jǫtunn, Cognate with Swedish jätte, Danish jætte, Norwegian jotnar, jotne. Etymology templates: {{der|is|non|jǫtunn}} Old Norse jǫtunn, {{cog|sv|jätte}} Swedish jätte, {{cog|da|jætte}} Danish jætte, {{cog|no|jotnar}} Norwegian jotnar Head templates: {{head|is|nouns|genitive singular|jötuns|||||||nominative plural|jötnar|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} jötunn m (genitive singular jötuns, nominative plural jötnar), {{is-noun|m|jötuns|jötnar}} jötunn m (genitive singular jötuns, nominative plural jötnar) Inflection templates: {{is-decl-noun-m-s1|j|ö|t|u|n}}, {{is-decl-noun-base|m-s1|accp=jötna|accpd=jötnana|accs=jötun|accsd=jötuninn|datp=jötnum|datpd=jötnunum|dats=jötni|datsd=jötninum|def={{{def}}}|genp=jötna|genpd=jötnanna|gens=jötuns|gensd=jötunsins|indef={{{indef}}}|nomp=jötnar|nompd=jötnarnir|noms=jötunn|nomsd=jötunninn|pl={{{pl}}}|sg={{{sg}}}}}, {{is-decl-noun-base/sgpl|m-s1|accp=jötna|accpd=jötnana|accs=jötun|accsd=jötuninn|datp=jötnum|datpd=jötnunum|dats=jötni|datsd=jötninum|genp=jötna|genpd=jötnanna|gens=jötuns|gensd=jötunsins|nomp=jötnar|nompd=jötnarnir|noms=jötunn|nomsd=jötunninn}} Forms: jötuns [genitive, singular], jötnar [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], jötunn [indefinite, nominative, singular], jötunninn [definite, nominative, singular], jötnar [indefinite, nominative, plural], jötnarnir [definite, nominative, plural], jötun [accusative, indefinite, singular], jötuninn [accusative, definite, singular], jötna [accusative, indefinite, plural], jötnana [accusative, definite, plural], jötni [dative, indefinite, singular], jötninum [dative, definite, singular], jötnum [dative, indefinite, plural], jötnunum [dative, definite, plural], jötuns [genitive, indefinite, singular], jötunsins [definite, genitive, singular], jötna [genitive, indefinite, plural], jötnanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (Norse mythology) a jotun Tags: Norse, masculine Categories (topical): Norse mythology
    Sense id: en-jötunn-is-noun-pgVufhWA Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. a large man, giant of a man Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-jötunn-is-noun-UbfO6Ce2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jötunuxi

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "jötunuxi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "jǫtunn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse jǫtunn",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "jätte"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish jätte",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "jætte"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish jætte",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "no",
        "2": "jotnar"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian jotnar",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "jötuns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnar",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "is-decl-noun-m-s1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötunn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötunninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötun",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "jötuninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötuns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötunsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "jötuns",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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        "indef": "{{{indef}}}",
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "langcode": "is",
          "name": "Norse mythology",
          "orig": "is:Norse mythology",
          "parents": [
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            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
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        "a jotun"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Norse",
          "Norse"
        ],
        [
          "mythology",
          "mythology"
        ],
        [
          "jotun",
          "jotun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Norse mythology) a jotun"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Norse",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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        "a large man, giant of a man"
      ],
      "id": "en-jötunn-is-noun-UbfO6Ce2",
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
          "man"
        ],
        [
          "giant",
          "giant"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjœːtʰʏnː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œːtʏn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jötunn"
}

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    "Icelandic countable nouns",
    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic masculine nouns",
    "Icelandic nouns",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/œːtʏn",
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    {
      "word": "jötunuxi"
    }
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        "genitive",
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      "form": "jötnar",
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        "plural"
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "jötnarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötun",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "jötna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötuns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötunsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jötnanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "7": "",
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      "ipa": "/ˈjœːtʰʏnː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œːtʏn"
    }
  ],
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}

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