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
2. (nautical) a ship's trow

Declension

declension of trjóna

f-w1	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

Synonyms

• (snout): trýni, snoppa, snjáldur, rani
• (trow): skegg

Derived terms

• trjónukrabbi

Related terms

• trýni

Old Norse

Etymology

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

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

Related terms

• trýni

Descendants

• Icelandic: trjóna

References

• trjóna in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.