trúður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse trúðr, from Proto-Germanic *trūþaz (“showman, jester”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰruːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -uːðʏr

Noun

trúður m (genitive singular trúðs, nominative plural trúðar)

1. clown
2. fool, idiot

Declension

Declension of trúður (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	trúður	trúðurinn	trúðar	trúðarnir
accusative	trúð	trúðinn	trúða	trúðana
dative	trúð, trúði	trúðnum, trúðinum	trúðum	trúðunum
genitive	trúðs	trúðsins	trúða	trúðanna

Further reading

• “trúður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)