trjóna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse trjóna

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trjóna f (genitive singular trjónu, nominative plural trjónur)

  1. an animal's snout
  2. (nautical) a ship's trow

Declension

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    Declension of trjóna
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trjóna trjónan trjónur trjónurnar
accusative trjónu trjónuna trjónur trjónurnar
dative trjónu trjónunni trjónum trjónunum
genitive trjónu trjónunnar trjóna trjónanna

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *treunǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (to split, separate, flay), see also English tear.[1]

Noun

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trjóna f (genitive trjónu)

  1. (anatomy) snout

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: trjóna

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “206-11”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 206-11