þrennur

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þrinnr, from Proto-Germanic *þriznaz. See þrír.

Adjective

þrennur (not comparable)

  1. three (used when counting singular nouns, pluralia tantum or groupings (especially pairs) of items, or when the item counted is missing from the sentence or separated by the preposition af (“of”))
    þrennir skór ― three pairs of shoes
    þrennir tónleikar ― three concerts
    Þetta má gera á þrennan hátt. ― This can be done in three ways.
    Það er þrennt sem mig vantar. ― There are three that I need.
    Ég vil fá þrennt af öllu. ― I want three of everything.
Declension
positive forms of þrennur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrennur þrenn þrennt
accusative þrennan þrenna
dative þrennum þrennri þrennu
genitive þrenns þrennrar þrenns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrennir þrennar þrenn
accusative þrenna
dative þrennum
genitive þrennra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrenni þrenna þrenna
acc/dat/gen þrenna þrennu
plural (all-case) þrennu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

þrennur f

  1. indefinite nominative plural of þrenna
  2. indefinite accusative plural of þrenna

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