trýni

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse trýni, from Proto-Germanic *treuniją; cognate with Swedish tryne, Danish tryne, and Faroese trýni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰriːnɪ/
    Rhymes: -iːnɪ

Noun

trýni n (genitive singular trýnis, nominative plural trýni)

  1. snout, muzzle

Declension

Declension of trýni (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trýni trýnið trýni trýnin
accusative trýni trýnið trýni trýnin
dative trýni trýninu trýnum trýnunum
genitive trýnis trýnisins trýna trýnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

trýni m (genitive trýna)

  1. (anatomy) snout

Declension

Declension of trýni (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trýni trýninn trýnar trýnarnir
accusative trýna trýnann trýna trýnana
dative trýna trýnanum trýnum trýnunum
genitive trýna trýnans trýna trýnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: trýni
  • Norn: trøni
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tryne
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tryne
  • Swedish: tryne
  • Danish: tryne

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “trýni”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 443; also available at the Internet Archive
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