tröja

See also: troja, trøje, Troja, and Trója

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German troye, troie. Cognate with Icelandic treyja and Dutch trui.

Pronunciation

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Noun

tröja c

1. an upper-body garment, excluding outerwear like jackets, especially one worn for warmth and usually not for example a dress shirt (which is a skjorta); usually pulled over the head to put on, though sometimes with buttons or a zipper (for example on some hoodies)

   Ta på dig en tröja!

   Put on a shirt!

   1. a T-shirt

      Synonyms: t-shirt, t-tröja

   2. a sweater, a jumper

      Synonyms: tjocktröja, (uncommon) sweater

      1. a cardigan

         Synonym: kofta

   3. a sweatshirt

      Synonyms: sweatshirt, tjocktröja

      1. a hoodie

         Synonyms: huvtröja, hoodie, tjocktröja

2. a jerkin, a doublet

Usage notes

• Like the loose meaning of shirt in American English, but also extending to sweaters and the like. A non-outerwear, "everyday" upper-body garment worn for warmth, usually pulled over the head.
• A T-shirt would often be qualified as t-shirt or t-tröja.
• Tjocktröja excludes T-shirts and the like. A (usually comparatively thicker) "outer" garment within the category of tröja.

Declension

Declension of tröja
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tröja	tröjan	tröjor	tröjorna
Genitive	tröjas	tröjans	tröjors	tröjornas

Derived terms

• pikétröja
• t-tröja

See also

• kortärmad (“short-sleeved”)
• långärmad (“long-sleeved”)

References

• tröja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tröja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)