treyja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse treyja, from Middle Low German troye, troie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰreiːja/
    Rhymes: -eiːja
    Homophones: treia

Noun

treyja f (genitive singular treyju, nominative plural treyjur)

  1. sweater, jumper

Declension
declension of treyja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative treyja treyjan treyjur treyjurnar
accusative treyju treyjuna treyjur treyjurnar
dative treyju treyjunni treyjum treyjunum
genitive treyju treyjunnar treyja treyjanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Middle Low German troye, troie.

Noun

treyja f (genitive treyju)

  1. jerkin
  2. war-jacket

Declension
  Declension of treyja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative treyja treyjan treyjur treyjurnar
accusative treyju treyjuna treyjur treyjurnar
dative treyju treyjunni treyjum treyjunum
genitive treyju treyjunnar treyja treyjanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: treyja
  • Faroese: troyggja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trøya, trøye
  • Swedish: tröja
  • Danish: trøje
    • Norwegian Bokmål: trøye, (obsolete) trøie

References
  • “treyja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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