trjóna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse trjóna

Pronunciation

Noun

trjóna f (genitive singular trjónu, nominative plural trjónur)

  1. an animal's snout
  2. (nautical) a ship's trow

Declension

Declension of trjóna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trjóna trjónan trjónur trjónurnar
accusative trjónu trjónuna trjónur trjónurnar
dative trjónu trjónunni trjónum trjónunum
genitive trjónu trjónunnar trjóna trjónanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *treunǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, separate, flay”), see also English tear.[1]

Noun

trjóna f (genitive trjónu)

  1. (anatomy) snout

Declension

  Declension of trjóna (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trjóna trjónan trjónur trjónurnar
accusative trjónu trjónuna trjónur trjónurnar
dative trjónu trjónunni trjónum trjónunum
genitive trjónu trjónunnar trjónna trjónnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: trjóna

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “206-11”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 206-11
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