træ

Danish edit

Etymology edit

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

cognates

From the same Proto-Germanic root: Swedish trä (“wood”), träd (“tree”), Norwegian tre (“tree”), Icelandic tré (“tree”), English tree, Scots tree (“wood, rod, stick”), North Frisian tre, trä (“tree”), Middle Dutch tree (“tree”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “tree, wood, piece of wood”);
From the same Proto-Indo-European root: Albanian dru (“tree, wood”), Welsh dâr (“oaks”), Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “wood, spear”), Tocharian A or.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /trɛːˀ/, [ˈtsʰʁ̥ɛ̝ˀ], [ˈtsʰʁ̥ɛ̝jˀ]

Noun edit

træ n (singular definite træet, plural indefinite træer)

Declension edit

Declension of træ

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	træ	træet	træer	træerne
genitive	træs	træets	træers	træernes

Derived terms edit

References edit

“træ” in Den Danske Ordbog

Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse tré (“tree”), from Proto-Germanic *trewą (“tree, wood”), from pre-Germanic *dréu̯om, thematic e-grade derivative of Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”). Cognate with Swedish trä (“wood”), träd (“tree”), Norwegian tre (“tree”), Icelandic tré (“tree”), English tree, Scots tree (“wood, rod, stick”), North Frisian tre, trä (“tree”), Middle Dutch tree (“tree”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌿 (triu, “tree, wood, piece of wood”), Albanian dru (“tree, wood”), Welsh dâr (“oaks”), Ancient Greek δόρυ (dóru, “wood, spear”), Tocharian A or.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [tɹɛaː]

Noun edit

træ n (genitive singular træs, plural trø)

tree
wood, timber

Declension edit

Declension of træ
n5	singular		plural
n5	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	træ	træið	trø	trøini
accusative	træ	træið	trø	trøini
dative	træi	træinum	trøum	trøunum
genitive	træs	træsins	træa	træanna

Derived terms edit

Ligurian edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtrɛː/

Numeral edit

træ f pl

feminine of tréi

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

tre

Verb edit

træ (imperative træ, present tense trær, simple past trædde, past participle trædd)

to thread
træ en nål ― thread a needle

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

træda (long form with a-infinitive)
træde (long form with a- or split infinitive)

Etymology edit

Akin to Icelandic þræða.

Pronunciation edit

Homophone: tre

Verb edit

træ (present tense trær, past tense trædde, supine trædd or trædt, past participle trædd, present participle trædande, imperative træ)