tross
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Preposition
tross
Synonyms
- på tross av, til tross for
See also
- trass (Nynorsk)
Etymology 2
Verb
tross
- imperative of trosse
References
- “tross” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Swedish tros, from Middle Low German trosse, trotze. Cognate of German Trosse, Dutch tros.
Noun
tross c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tross | tross |
| definite | trossen | trossens | |
| plural | indefinite | trossar | trossars |
| definite | trossarna | trossarnas |
Derived terms
- ankartross
- bogsertross
- förtöjningstross
- liktross
- trosslagen
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Tross, from Latin trossa (“package”).
Noun
tross c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tross | tross |
| definite | trossen | trossens | |
| plural | indefinite | trossar | trossars |
| definite | trossarna | trossarnas |
Derived terms
- koktross
- trossbåt
- trossfordon
- trosskompani
- trossvagn
See also
Further reading
- tross in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- tross in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- tross in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)