hjarni

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈçartnɪ/ Rhymes: -artnɪ === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse hjarni (“the brain”), whence the Old Norse hjarnamænir (“the skull”) from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją, *hirsniz (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“head”). Cognate with Old High German hirni (“brain”), Swedish hjärna (“brain”), Latin cerebrum (“brain, skull”), Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head”), and Old English hærn (“brain”) (whence English harns). ==== Noun ==== hjarni m (genitive singular hjarna, nominative plural hjarnar) the cerebrum Synonyms: stóri heili, stórheili (computing, dated) computer ===== Usage notes ===== A suggested translation of the word computer, wholly replaced by tölva (“computer”) in 1965. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hjarni indefinite dative singular of hjarn == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *herznô, *hirzniją (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“head”). === Noun === hjarni m (genitive hjarna) the brain ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: hjarni Norwegian Nynorsk: hjerne Elfdalian: ienne Old Swedish: hiærne Swedish: hjärna (from oblique) Danish: hjerne Norwegian Bokmål: hjerne Gutnish: hjänne, hjärni