trýni

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse trýni, from Proto-Germanic *treuniją; cognate with Swedish tryne, Danish tryne, and Faroese trýni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰriːnɪ/

  Rhymes: -iːnɪ

Noun

trýni n (genitive singular trýnis, nominative plural trýni)

1. snout, muzzle

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

trýni m (genitive trýna)

1. (anatomy) snout

Declension

  Declension of trýni (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	trýni	trýninn	trýnar	trýnarnir
accusative	trýna	trýnann	trýna	trýnana
dative	trýna	trýnanum	trýnum	trýnunum
genitive	trýna	trýnans	trýna	trýnanna

Related terms

• trjóna

Descendants

• Icelandic: trýni
• Norn: trøni
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tryne
• Norwegian Bokmål: tryne
• Swedish: tryne
• Danish: tryne

References

• trýni in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.