þraut
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þraut, from Proto-Germanic *þrautō, *þrautą (“complaint, annoyance, struggle, swink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θrøyːt/
- Rhymes: -øyːt
Noun
þraut f (genitive singular þrautar, nominative plural þrautir)
- a trial, a difficult test
- a puzzle syn.
- (plural only) pain
Declension
declension of þraut
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þraut | þrautin | þrautir | þrautirnar |
| accusative | þraut | þrautina | þrautir | þrautirnar |
| dative | þraut | þrautinni | þrautum | þrautunum |
| genitive | þrautar | þrautarinnar | þrauta | þrautanna |
Derived terms
- berjast til þrautar (to fight to the bitter end)
- reyna eitthvað til þrautar (to test something to the full)
- gestaþraut
Related terms
- þreyta