treg
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from a Balkan substrate and continuing with Illyrian *trag. Usually assumed to be connected with Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, Lithuanian tur̃gus, Latvian tirgus, Swedish torg (“market, marketplace”). Compare Romanian târg (“market”). This group is considered to be cognate with the Italian city name of Trieste, Latin Tergeste.[1][2]
Noun
treg m (plural tregje, definite tregu, definite plural tregjet)
- market
- marketplace
- trade, commerce
- Synonym: tregti
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | treg | tregu | tregje | tregjet |
accusative | tregun | |||
dative | tregu | tregut | tregjeve | tregjeve |
ablative | tregjesh |
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- “treg”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- Newmark, L. (1999) “treg”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- treig
Etymology
From Old Norse tregr (“unwilling, slow”), from Proto-Germanic *tregaz (“sad, unwilling”).
Adjective
treg (neuter singular tregt, definite singular and plural trege, comparative tregere, indefinite superlative tregest, definite superlative tregeste)
References
- “treg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- treig (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Norse tregr (“unwilling, slow”), from Proto-Germanic *tregaz (“sad, unwilling”). Compare Danish træg and Dutch traag.
Adjective
treg (neuter singular tregt, definite singular and plural trege, comparative tregare, indefinite superlative tregast, definite superlative tregaste)
Derived terms
References
- “treg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology 1
From earlier *trīeg, *trīewg, *trīewig, diminutive (with Old English -ig) of *trīew, from Proto-West Germanic *trauwi, from Proto-Germanic *trawją (“wooden vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“a type of vessel”). Akin to Old English trog (“trough”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /treːj/
Noun
trēġ n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | trēġ | trēġ |
accusative | trēġ | trēġ |
genitive | trēġes | trēġa |
dative | trēġe | trēġum |
Synonyms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *tregą.
Alternative forms
- terg
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /treɡ/, [treɣ]
Noun
treg n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | treg | tregu |
accusative | treg | tregu |
genitive | treges | trega |
dative | trege | tregum |