tøj

See also: тој, той, -той, and töj

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German tüg (tool, clothes), from Proto-Germanic *teugą (stuff, gear, device), Proto-Germanic *teugą, *tiugiją (stuff, gear, device). Cognates include English toy and German Zeug (stuff, gear, fabric).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔj/, [ˈtˢʌj], [ˈtˢɒ̽j]

Noun

tøj n (singular definite tøjet, plural indefinite tøjer)

  1. fabric, material
  2. (uncountable) cloth, clothes, clothing
  3.  ; only in compounds:
  4. tool, mechanism
  5. means of transport, mode of transport
  6. body part with a certain function
  7. articles of everyday use
  8. material for knitting, needle work and such
  9. something unpleasant

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Faroese: toy n
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