tøj
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Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German tüg (“tool, clothes”), from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, gear, device”), Proto-Germanic *teugą, *tiugiją (“stuff, gear, device”). Cognates include English toy and German Zeug (“stuff, gear, fabric”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tøj n (singular definite tøjet, plural indefinite tøjer)
- fabric, material
- (uncountable) cloth, clothes, clothing
- ; only in compounds:
- tool, mechanism
- means of transport, mode of transport
- body part with a certain function
- articles of everyday use
- material for knitting, needle work and such
- something unpleasant
Inflection
Declension of tøj
Derived terms
- tøjklemme c
- tøjsnor c
- køkkentøj n
- syltetøj n
- strikketøj n
- hækletøj n
- sytøj n
- skrivetøj n
- værktøj n
- fyrtøj n
- låsetøj n
- lukketøj n
- slagtøj n
- fodtøj n
- dækketøj n
- bentøj n
- hovedtøj n
- skotøj n
- seletøj n
- snakketøj n
- kyssetøj n
- legetøj n
- tøjdyr n
- tøjhus n
- sengetøj n
- lertøj n
- sølvtøj n
- kobbertøj n
- køretøj n
- fartøj n
- styretøj n
- utøj n
- væggetøj n
- troldtøj n
Descendants
- Faroese: toy n