frjó
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse frjó, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frjouː/
- Rhymes: -ouː
Noun
frjó n (genitive singular frjós, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | frjó | frjóið |
| accusative | frjó | frjóið |
| dative | frjói | frjóinu |
| genitive | frjós | frjósins |
Derived terms
- frjóhnappur (“anther”)
- frjókorn (“pollen”)
- frjóþráður (“filament”)
Related terms
- fræ (“seed of a plant”)
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *fraiwą, whence also the variant fræ.
Noun
frjó n (genitive frjós)
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | frjó | frjóit | frjó | frjóin |
| accusative | frjó | frjóit | frjó | frjóin |
| dative | frjó, frjói | frjónu, frjóinu | frjóm | frjónum |
| genitive | frjós | frjósins | frjóa | frjóanna |
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | frjó | frjóit | frjó | frjóin |
| accusative | frjó | frjóit | frjó | frjóin |
| dative | frjóvi | frjóvinu | frjóvum | frjóvunum |
| genitive | frjós | frjósins | frjóva | frjóvanna |
Derived terms
- frjóva (“to fertilize”)
Descendants
Here are also descendants of the variant fræ.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
frjó
- inflection of frjór:
- strong feminine nominative singular
- strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “frjó”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 82; also available at the Internet Archive