hross – Icelandic noun declension

Icelandic noun forms of hross

Noun: hross
Gender: n
Declension:

Nominative

Sg. Indef.hross
Sg. Def.hrossið
Pl. Indef.hross
Pl. Def.hrossin

Genitive

Sg. Indef.hross
Sg. Def.hrossins
Pl. Indef.hrossa
Pl. Def.hrossanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.hrossi
Sg. Def.hrossinu
Pl. Indef.hrossum
Pl. Def.hrossunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.hross
Sg. Def.hrossið
Pl. Indef.hross
Pl. Def.hrossin

Sample Sentences

  • Reiðskjótinn okkar er reisulegt hross, / runninn úr Ásgarði er hann / Skjannahvítt faxið er skínandi foss, / hann skeiðar við reiðar. (Our rapid steed is a stately horse, / he has run out of Asgard. / His gleaming white mane is a shining waterfall, / he gallops with anger.) [2012, “Sleipnir”, in Börn Loka, performed by Skálmöld:]

Etymology

From Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą. Cognates with German Ross. See: Old Norse Nouns 'hross', German Nouns 'Ross'.

Verbs referencing "hross"

English Nouns horse.

Translations