trúður

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse trúðr, from Proto-Germanic *trūþaz (“showman, jester”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰruːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -uːðʏr

Noun

trúður m (genitive singular trúðs, nominative plural trúðar)

1. clown
2. fool, idiot

Declension

declension of trúður

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	trúður	trúðurinn	trúðar	trúðarnir
accusative	trúð	trúðinn	trúða	trúðana
dative	trúði / trúð	trúðinum / trúðnum	trúðum	trúðunum
genitive	trúðs	trúðsins	trúða	trúðanna

Further reading

• “trúður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)