træ

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See also: trae, traé, trä, and trǽ

Danish

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /trɛːˀ/, [ˈtsʰʁ̥ɛ̝ˀ], [ˈtsʰʁ̥ɛ̝jˀ]

Noun

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træ n (singular definite træet, plural indefinite træer)

  1. tree
  2. (uncountable) wood, timber
  3. (graph theory) tree

Declension

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Faroese

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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træ n (genitive singular træs, plural trø)

  1. tree
  2. wood, timber

Declension

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Declension of træ
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

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Ligurian

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Pronunciation

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Numeral

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træ f pl

  1. feminine of tréi

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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træ (imperative træ, present tense trær, simple past trædde, past participle trædd)

  1. to thread
    træ en nålthread a needle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • træda (long form with a-infinitive)
  • træde (long form with a- or split infinitive)

Etymology

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Akin to Icelandic þræða.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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træ (present tense trær, past tense trædde, supine trædd or trædt, past participle trædd, present participle trædande, imperative træ)

  1. to thread

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Scanian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic *trewą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [tʁáɪː], [tʁ̥ɛ́ː]

Noun

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træ n (definite singular træeð, plural træ)

  1. tree