træ
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse tré (“tree”), from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree, wood”), from pre-Germanic *dréu̯om, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”).
From the same Proto-Germanic root: Swedish trä (“wood”), träd (“tree”), Norwegian tre (“tree”), Icelandic tré (“tree”), English tree, Scots tree (“wood, rod, stick”), North Frisian tre, trä (“tree”), Middle Dutch tree (“tree”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “tree, wood, piece of wood”);
From the same Proto-Indo-European root: Albanian dru (“tree, wood”), Welsh dâr (“oaks”), Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “wood, spear”), Tocharian A or.
Pronunciation
Noun
træ n (singular definite træet, plural indefinite træer)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “træ” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse tré (“tree”), from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree, wood”), from pre-Germanic *dréu̯om, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with Swedish trä (“wood”), träd (“tree”), Norwegian tre (“tree”), Icelandic tré (“tree”), English tree, Scots tree (“wood, rod, stick”), North Frisian tre, trä (“tree”), Middle Dutch tree (“tree”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “tree, wood, piece of wood”), Albanian dru (“tree, wood”), Welsh dâr (“oaks”), Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “wood, spear”), Tocharian A or.
Pronunciation
Noun
træ n (genitive singular træs, plural trø)
Declension
Declension of træ | ||||
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n5 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | træ | træið | trø | trøini |
accusative | træ | træið | trø | trøini |
dative | træi | træinum | trøum | trøunum |
genitive | træs | træsins | træa | træanna |
Derived terms
Ligurian
Pronunciation
Numeral
træ f pl
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
træ (imperative træ, present tense trær, simple past trædde, past participle trædd)
- to thread
- træ en nål ― thread a needle
Scanian
Etymology
From Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic *trewą.
Pronunciation
Noun
træ n (definite singular træeð, plural træ)
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