trissa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰrɪsːa/

  Rhymes: -ɪsːa

Noun

trissa f (genitive singular trissu, nominative plural trissur)

1. pulley, sheave

Declension

declension of trissa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	trissa	trissan	trissur	trissurnar
accusative	trissu	trissuna	trissur	trissurnar
dative	trissu	trissunni	trissum	trissunum
genitive	trissu	trissunnar	trissa	trissanna

Synonyms

• skoruhjól

Derived terms

• út um allar trissur (in all directions)

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German trītze, trīsse. Origin beyond that disputed. Cognate of German triezen, English trice.

Noun

trissa c

1. pulley
2. sheave

Declension

Declension of trissa
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	trissa	trissan	trissor	trissorna
Genitive	trissas	trissans	trissors	trissornas

Derived terms

• dra på trissor

Verb

trissa (present trissar, preterite trissade, supine trissat, imperative trissa)

1. pull, haul

Usage notes

Rare by itself, normally together with preposition upp. See trissa upp.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trissa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	trissa		trissas
Supine	trissat		trissats
Imperative	trissa		—
Imper. plural1	trissen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	trissar	trissade	trissas	trissades
Ind. plural1	trissa	trissade	trissas	trissades
Subjunctive2	trisse	trissade	trisses	trissades
	Participles
Present participle	trissande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• trissa upp
• upptrissa

References

• trissa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• trissa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• trissa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• trissa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)