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trä

Etymology

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From Old Norse tré, from Proto-Germanic *trewą (tree, wood), from pre-Germanic *dréwom, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (tree).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /trɛː/
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Noun

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trä n

  1. (uncountable) wood (the material making up the trunk and the branches of a tree)
    Trä kommer från träd
    Wood comes from trees
    en träsked
    a wooden [wood] spoon
    bygga hus av trä
    build houses from wood
    Är den gjord av trä eller plast?
    Is it made of wood or plastic?
  2. (dialectal) a tree
  3. (baseball) Short for slagträ (a bat).

Declension

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Declension of trä 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative trä träet trän träna
Genitive träs träets träns tränas

Derived terms

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Verb

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trä (present trär, preterite trädde, supine trätt, imperative trä)

  1. to thread (pearls on a string), contracted form of träda

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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References

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Anagrams

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