trjóna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse trjóna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰrjouːna/

  Rhymes: -ouːna

Noun

trjóna f (genitive singular trjónu, nominative plural trjónur)

1. an animal's snout

   Synonyms: trýni, snoppa, snjáldur, rani

2. (nautical) a ship's trow

   Synonym: skegg

Declension

Declension of trjóna (feminine)

	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

Derived terms

• trjónukrabbi

Related terms

• trýni

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

trjóna f (genitive trjónu)

1. (anatomy) snout

Declension

Declension of trjóna (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	trjóna	trjónan	trjónur	trjónurnar
accusative	trjónu	trjónuna	trjónur	trjónurnar
dative	trjónu	trjónunni	trjónum	trjónunum
genitive	trjónu	trjónunnar	trjónna	trjónnanna

Related terms

• trýni

Descendants

• Icelandic: trjóna

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “trjóna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 442; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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