frø
See also: fro, fró, and frö
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frœː/, [fʁ̥œːˀ]
Etymology 1
From Old Danish frødh, from Old Norse frauðr.
Noun
frø c (singular definite frøen, plural indefinite frøer)
- frog
Inflection
Declension of frø
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | frø | frøen | frøer | frøerne |
| genitive | frøs | frøens | frøers | frøernes |
Etymology 2
From Old Danish frø. The same as Swedish frö. Compare Old West Norse fræ, frjó, Icelandic fræ, Faroese fræ, dialectal Norwegian fræ, frjô, frø (standard nynorsk frø).
Noun
frø n (singular definite frøet, plural indefinite frø)
- seed (fertilized grain)
Inflection
Declension of frø
| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | frø | frøet | frø | frøene |
| genitive | frøs | frøets | frøs | frøenes |
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
frø n (definite singular frøet, indefinite plural frø, definite plural frøa or frøene)
- a seed
Derived terms
- sesamfrø
- solsikkefrø
- valmuefrø
Verb
frø (present tense frør, simple past frødde, past participle frødd)
- (of a plant; reflexive) frø seg (selv) - to seed (itself), to self-seed
References
- “frø” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse frjó and fræ. Akin to English fry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frøː/
Noun
frø n (definite singular frøet, indefinite plural frø, definite plural frøa)
- a seed
Derived terms
- sesamfrø
- solsikkefrø
- valmuefrø
References
- “frø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.