strupe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse strúpi, strjúpi.

Noun

strupe m (definite singular strupen, indefinite plural struper, definite plural strupene)

1. (anatomy) throat

References

• “strupe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “strupe_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse strúpi, strjúpi.

Noun

strupe m (definite singular strupen, indefinite plural strupar, definite plural strupane)

1. (anatomy) throat

References

• “strupe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish strūpe, from Old Norse strúpi, strjúpi, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Cognate with Danish strube, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk strupe and Icelandic strjúpi.

Noun

strupe c

1. a throat (front part of the neck, gullet, windpipe)

   ha kniven mot strupen

   be in a critical situation ("have the knife against the throat")

   fastna i strupen

   get stuck in the throat

Declension

Declension of strupe
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	strupe	strupen	strupar	struparna
Genitive	strupes	strupens	strupars	struparnas

Derived terms

• luftstrupe
• matstrupe
• struphuvud
• strupljud
• struplock
• strupsäck

Related terms

• strypa (“to strangle”)

References

• strupe in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• strupe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• Petrus