þrot

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þrot, from Proto-Germanic *þrutą (“exhaustion”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɔːt

Noun

þrot n (genitive singular þrots, nominative plural þrot)

  1. shortage, lack

Usage notes

  • The word þrot is chiefly used in set phrases, such as á þrotum (“at an end, run out, exhausted”) and að þrotum kominn (“exhausted, used up, worn out”).

Declension

Declension of þrot (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þrot þrotið þrot þrotin
accusative þrot þrotið þrot þrotin
dative þroti þrotinu þrotum þrotunum
genitive þrots þrotsins þrota þrotanna

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