þrǫstr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrastuz, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Compare Proto-Slavic *drozdъ, Proto-West Germanic *þrostlā (whence Danish drossel), Lithuanian strãzdas, Latvian strazds, Old Prussian tresde, Latin turdus, Old Irish truit, English thrush.

Noun

þrǫstr m (genitive þrastar, dative þresti, plural þrestir)

  1. thrush

Declension

Declension of þrǫstr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þrǫstr þrǫstrinn þrestir þrestirnir
accusative þrǫst þrǫstinn þrǫstu þrǫstuna
dative þresti þrestinum þrǫstum þrǫstunum
genitive þrastar þrastarins þrasta þrastanna

Descendants

  • Faroese: trøstur m
  • Icelandic: þröstur m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trost m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trast m, trost m
  • Swedish: trast c
  • Danish: trost c
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