Óðinn

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈouːðɪn/

Proper noun

Óðinn m

(Norse mythology) Odin
a male given name

Declension

declension of Óðinn

	indefinite
m-s1	singular
nominative	Óðinn
accusative	Óðin
dative	Óðni
genitive	Óðins

Old Norse

Alternative forms

ᚢᚦᛁᚾ (uþin), ᚮᚦᛂᚾ (oþen)

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᛦ (wodinʀ), ᚹᛟᛞᛁᚾᚨᛉ (wodinaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, whence also Old English Wōden, Old Saxon Wōden, Old High German Wuotan, Wodan. Related to the adjective óðr, literally meaning “the mad one”.

Pronunciation

(9th century West Norse, 12th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈoːðẽnː/
(Textbook Old Norse) IPA^(key): /ˈoːðinː/

Proper noun

Óðinn m

(Norse mythology) Odin
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:non:Óðinn

Declension

Declension of Óðinn (strong a-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite
nominative	Óðinn
accusative	Óðin
dative	Óðni
genitive	Óðins

Descendants

Icelandic: Óðinn
Faroese: Óðin
Norwegian Nynorsk: Oden, ons- (< Óðins), Odin
Old Swedish: Ōþin, Odhen
- Swedish: Oden
Old Danish: Odhen
- Scanian: Óðen, Nóðen
- Danish: Oden
→ Chinese: 奧丁／奥丁 (Àodīng)
→ Danish: Odin
- Norwegian Bokmål: Odin
→ English: Odin
- → Japanese: オーディン (Ōdin)
→ Latin: Ōthinus, Ōdinus, Ōthin
→ Old English: Ōþen, Ōðon, Ōwðen
→ Russian: О́дин (Ódin)
→ Spanish: Odín
→ Swedish: Odin

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