þrot
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Norse þrot, from Proto-Germanic *þrutą (“exhaustion”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɔːt
Noun
[edit]þrot n (genitive singular þrots, nominative plural þrot)
Usage notes
[edit]- The word þrot is chiefly used in set phrases, such as á þrotum (“at an end, run out, exhausted”) and að þrotum kominn (“exhausted, used up, worn out”).
Declension
[edit]Declension of þrot | ||||
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n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | þrot | þrotið | þrot | þrotin |
accusative | þrot | þrotið | þrot | þrotin |
dative | þroti | þrotinu | þrotum | þrotunum |
genitive | þrots | þrotsins | þrota | þrotanna |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “þrot” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)