tjald
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Faroese tjaldur (“oystercatcher”). At one point in time, marijuana was imported to Denmark from the same quay as the Faroese passenger ship Tjaldur docked. Hence the birth of the slang term.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittjald c (singular definite tjalden, not used in plural form)
Declension
editDeclension of tjald
gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tjald | tjald |
genitive | tjalds | tjalds |
Faroese
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse tjald, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittjald n (genitive singular tjald, plural tjøld)
Declension
editDeclension of tjald | ||||
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n5 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tjald | tjaldið | tjøld | tjøldini |
accusative | tjald | tjaldið | tjøld | tjøldini |
dative | tjaldi | tjaldinum | tjøldum | tjøldunum |
genitive | tjalds | tjaldsins | tjalda | tjaldanna |
Derived terms
edit- tjaldstaður (campsite)
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse tjald, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittjald n (genitive singular tjalds, nominative plural tjöld)
Declension
editDeclension of tjald | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
n-s | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tjald | tjaldið | tjöld | tjöldin |
accusative | tjald | tjaldið | tjöld | tjöldin |
dative | tjaldi | tjaldinu | tjöldum | tjöldunum |
genitive | tjalds | tjaldsins | tjalda | tjaldanna |
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