treskja

Faroese

Etymology 1

Noun

treskja f (genitive singular treskju, plural treskjur)

  1. flail
  2. threshing floor
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative treskja treskjan treskjur treskjurnar
accusative treskju treskjuna treskjur treskjurnar
dative treskju treskjuni treskjum treskjunum
genitive treskju treskjunnar treskja treskjanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þreskja, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną.

Verb

treskja (third person singular past indicative treskti, third person plural past indicative tresktu, supine treskt)

  1. to thresh
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-11)
infinitive
supine treskt
present past
first singular treski treskti
second singular treskir treskti
third singular treskir treskti
plural treskja tresktu
participle (a5)1 treskjandi tresktur
imperative
singular tresk!
plural treskið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse þreskja, from Proto-Germanic *þreskaną. Cognates include Swedish tröska, Danish tærske, and even English thresh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²trɛʃ.ʃɑ/

Verb

treskja (present tense treskjer, past tense treskte, past participle treskt, passive infinitive treskjast, present participle treskjande, imperative tresk)

  1. to thresh

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