trissa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰrɪsːa/
    Rhymes: -ɪsːa

Noun

trissa f (genitive singular trissu, nominative plural trissur)

  1. pulley, sheave
    Synonym: skoruhjól

Declension

Declension of trissa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trissa trissan trissur trissurnar
accusative trissu trissuna trissur trissurnar
dative trissu trissunni trissum trissunum
genitive trissu trissunnar trissa trissanna

Derived terms

  • út um allar trissur (in all directions)

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German trītze, trīsse. Origin beyond that disputed. Cognate of German triezen, English trice.

Noun

trissa c

  1. a (small) disc, a (small) flat cylinder (especially of certain machine and device parts)
    1. a pulley
    2. a sheave
    3. the spool of a yo-yo (yo-yo minus line)
    4. a caster, a castor
    5. a whorl (in a spinning wheel)
    6. a whorl (on a spindle)
      Synonym: sländtrissa
    7. a buffing wheel
      Synonyms: polertrissa, polerskiva
    8. a polishing pad
      Synonyms: polersvamp, skumtrissa
    9. (colloquial) a hockey puck
      Synonym: puck

Declension

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Verb

trissa (present trissar, preterite trissade, supine trissat, imperative trissa)

  1. (usually with upp) to drive up, to raise (of something abstract, often to an excessive or unreasonable level or degree)
    mäklare som trissar upp priser genom skenbudgivning
    real estate agents that hike up prices through shill bidding
    1. to intensify (in a negative way), to inflame
      troll som bara kommer hit för att trissa upp stämningen
      trolls who only come here to provoke [stir up the mood in a negative way]
      trissa upp en konlikt
      cause a conflict to escalate
  2. to disturb or annoy (someone), especially in order to provoke a reaction; to goad
    Det är kul att få trissa dig lite. Jag bara retas.
    It's fun to goad you a bit. I'm only teasing.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trissa (weak)
active passive
infinitive trissa trissas
supine trissat trissats
imperative trissa
imper. plural1 trissen
present past present past
indicative trissar trissade trissas trissades
ind. plural1 trissa trissade trissas trissades
subjunctive2 trisse trissade trisses trissades
present participle trissande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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