trind

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish trinder, from Middle Low German trint (“round”). Doublet of trend.

Adjective

trind (comparative trindare, superlative trindast)

1. globular
2. abdominous, fat, plump

Declension

Inflection of trind
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	trind	trindare	trindast
Neuter singular	trint	trindare	trindast
Plural	trinda	trindare	trindast
Masculine plural3	trinde	trindare	trindast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	trinde	trindare	trindaste
All	trinda	trindare	trindaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• trindskalle
• trindskallig
• trindsnö
• trindsäd
• trindyxa

Further reading

• trind in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• trind in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)