tøj

See also: тој, той, -той, and töj

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German tüg (tool, clothes), from Proto-Germanic *teugą (stuff, gear, device), Proto-Germanic *teugą, *tiugiją (stuff, gear, device). Cognates include English toy and German Zeug (stuff, gear, fabric).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔj/, [ˈtˢʌj], [ˈtˢɒ̽j]

Noun

tøj n (singular definite tøjet, plural indefinite tøjer)

  1. fabric, material
  2. (uncountable) cloth, clothes, clothing

the following meanings only appear in compounds:

  1. tool, mechanism
  2. means of transport, mode of transport
  3. body part with a certain function
  4. articles of everyday use
  5. material for knitting, needle work and such
  6. something unpleasant

Inflection

Declension of tøj
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tøj tøjet tøjer tøjerne
genitive tøjs tøjets tøjers tøjernes

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Faroese: toy n