trjóna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse trjóna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰrjouːna/
    Rhymes: -ouːna

Noun

trjóna f (genitive singular trjónu, nominative plural trjónur)

  1. an animal's snout
    Synonyms: trýni, snoppa, snjáldur, rani
  2. (nautical) a ship's trow
    Synonym: skegg

Declension

Declension of trjóna (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trjóna trjónan trjónur trjónurnar
accusative trjónu trjónuna trjónur trjónurnar
dative trjónu trjónunni trjónum trjónunum
genitive trjónu trjónunnar trjóna trjónanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *treunǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, separate, flay”), see also English tear.[1]

Noun

trjóna f (genitive trjónu)

  1. (anatomy) snout

Declension

Declension of trjóna (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trjóna trjónan trjónur trjónurnar
accusative trjónu trjónuna trjónur trjónurnar
dative trjónu trjónunni trjónum trjónunum
genitive trjónu trjónunnar trjónna trjónnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: trjóna

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “206-11”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 206-11

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “trjóna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 442; also available at the Internet Archive
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