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träd

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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish trǣet, trǣt, later trǣdh, originally the definite form of trǣ (tree, wood), from Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic *trewą (tree, wood), from pre-Germanic *dréwom, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (tree). Doublet of trä. The form trædh, trädh was used still as the definite form in Old Swedish and in the Gustav Vasa Bible (1541), but by the early 18th century, it had split into the indefinite form meaning ”tree”, separate from trä (wood). Hence, the modern definite form is trädet, with the definite ending -et on top of the now fossilized remnant of definite form -d.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /trɛː(d)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛːd, -ɛː

Noun

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träd n

  1. (botany) a tree
    I en skog finns det många träd
    In a forest there are many trees
    klättra upp i ett träd
    climb a tree
    hugga ner ett träd
    cut down a tree
    Det sitter en fågel i trädet
    There is [sits] a bird in the tree
    Tallar och granar och björkar är träd
    Pines and spruces and birches are trees
    Trä kommer från träd
    Wood comes from trees
  2. a tree (plant reminiscent of but strictly not a tree in the botanical sense)
  3. (graph theory) a tree
  4. (computing theory) a tree
Usage notes
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  • Since träd is sometimes pronounced /trɛː/ (without the final /d/), it is sometimes treated as a vowel final neuter word like spö (rod) with the definite singular trät, plural trän, definite plural träna, compare bröd.
Declension
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See also

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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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träd

  1. imperative of träda

References

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