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trójuhestur

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Trója (Troy) +‎ hestur (horse).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰrouːjʏˌhɛstʏr/

Noun

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trójuhestur m (genitive singular trójuhests, nominative plural trójuhestar)

  1. (Greek legend) a Trojan horse, a hollow wooden horse in which the Greeks hid in order to access Troy
  2. (by extension) a Trojan horse, subversive device placed within the ranks of the enemy
  3. (computing) a Trojan horse, a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software[1]
    Trójuhestum hefur fjölgað umtalsvert.
    The number of Trojan horses has grown substantially.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2007 August 27 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 March 2016