treg

See also: 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)

  1. market
  2. marketplace
  3. trade, commerce
    Synonym: tregti

Declension

Declension of treg
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative treg tregu tregje tregjet
accusative tregun
dative tregu tregut tregjeve tregjeve
ablative tregjesh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Katičić, R. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. 1975. p. 172
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1971). Schriften zur slavischen Altertumskunde und Namenkunde. In Kommission bei O. Harrassowitz. p. 50

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)

  1. slow, sluggish

References

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)

  1. slow, sluggish

Derived terms

References

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

  1. a wooden board with a low rim; tray
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative trēġ trēġ
accusative trēġ trēġ
genitive trēġes trēġa
dative trēġe trēġum
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Middle English: trei, trey

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *tregą.

Alternative forms

  • terg

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /treɡ/, [treɣ]

Noun

treg n

  1. pain, grief, hurt
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative treg tregu
accusative treg tregu
genitive treges trega
dative trege tregum
Derived terms