trost
See also: Trost, tröst, and trøst
Norwegian Bokmål
trost
Etymology
From Old Norse þrǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *þrasduz, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Compare Swedish trast, Icelandic þröstur, Faroese trøstur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trost/, [tɾɔst]
Noun
trost m (definite singular trosten, indefinite plural troster, definite plural trostene)
- (zoology) thrush, one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae
Derived terms
- gråtrost (“fieldfare”)
- ringtrost (“ring ouzel”)
- rødvingetrost (“redwing”)
- svarttrost (“blackbird”)
- vandretrost (“robin”)
References
“trost” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- trast
Etymology
From Old Norse þrǫstr, from Proto-Germanic *þrasduz, from Proto-Indo-European *trosdos. Compare Swedish trast, Icelandic þröstur, Faroese trøstur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /trɔst/
Noun
trost m or f (definite singular trosten or trosta, indefinite plural trostar or troster, definite plural trostane or trostene)
- (zoology) thrush, one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae
Derived terms
- gråtrost (“fieldfare”)
- ringtrost (“ring ouzel”)
- raudvingetrost (“redwing”)
- svarttrost (“blackbird”)
- vandretrost (“robin”)
References
“trost” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.