strútur
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Attested since the 16th century. Probably from Old English strūta, strȳta, or from Middle English. Ultimately from Latin strūthiō.
Noun edit
strútur m (genitive singular strúts, nominative plural strútar)
Declension edit
declension of strútur
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse strútr, from Proto-Germanic *strūtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (“to be stiff”). Also related to German Strauß (“bouquet”).
Noun edit
strútur m (genitive singular strúts, nominative plural strútar)
- (historical) a kind of scarf wrapped in a certain style around the neck
Declension edit
declension of strútur
References edit
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1022-27”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1022-27
References edit
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)