þröstur

See also: Þröstur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *þrastuz. Cognate with Faroese trøstur, Swedish trast, German Drossel, English thrush.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrœstʏr/

  Rhymes: -œstʏr

  Homophone: Þröstur

Noun

þröstur m (genitive singular þrastar, nominative plural þrestir)

1. thrush

Declension

declension of þröstur

m-s3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þröstur	þrösturinn	þrestir	þrestirnir
accusative	þröst	þröstinn	þresti	þrestina
dative	þresti	þrestinum	þröstum	þröstunum
genitive	þrastar	þrastarins	þrasta	þrastanna

Derived terms

• foldþröstur (“White's thrush”)