Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Danish thraath, from Old Norse þráðr (thread), from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (rub, twist).

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  • IPA(key): /trɔːd/, [tˢʁ̥ɔːˀð], [tˢʁ̥ɔðˀ]

Noun

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tråd c (singular definite tråden, plural indefinite tråde)

  1. thread
  2. wire
  3. string
  4. fiber, fibre
  5. filament
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse troð (an act of treading).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /trɔd/, [tˢʁʌð]

Noun

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tråd n (singular definite tråddet, plural indefinite tråd)

  1. A step, an act of treading.
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (rub, twist).

Noun

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tråd m (definite singular tråden, indefinite plural tråder, definite plural trådene)

  1. thread
  2. wire
  3. floss

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (rub, twist). Akin to English thread.

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tråd m (definite singular tråden, indefinite plural trådar, definite plural trådane)

  1. thread
  2. wire
  3. floss

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þráðr (thread), from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (rub, twist). Definition 3 is probably a calque of English thread.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtroːd/
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Noun

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tråd c

  1. wire
  2. thread (long, thin and flexible form of material).
  3. thread, a continued theme or idea.
    Alla dessa essäer har en röd tråd.
    All of these essays have a common thread.
    Jag har tappat tråden av vad du säger.
    I’ve lost the thread of what you’re saying.
  4. (Internet) A thread, a series of messages, generally grouped by subject, in which all messages except the first are replies to previous messages in the thread

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Declension of tråd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tråd tråden trådar trådarna
Genitive tråds trådens trådars trådarnas

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