þröstur
See also: Þröstur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þrǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *þrastuz. Cognate with Faroese trøstur, Swedish trast, German Drossel, English thrush.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθrœstʏr/
- Rhymes: -œstʏr
- Homophone: Þröstur
Noun
þröstur m (genitive singular þrastar, nominative plural þrestir)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þröstur | þrösturinn | þrestir | þrestirnir |
| accusative | þröst | þröstinn | þresti | þrestina |
| dative | þresti | þrestinum | þröstum | þröstunum |
| genitive | þrastar | þrastarins | þrasta | þrastanna |
Derived terms
- foldþröstur (“White's thrush”)