treg
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from a Balkan substrate. Usually assumed to be connected with Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, Lithuanian tur̃gus, Latvian tirgus, Swedish torg (“market, marketplace”). Compare Romanian târg (“market”). This group is considered to be cognate with the Italian city name of Trieste, Latin Tergeste.[1][2]
Declension
References
- Katičić, R. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. 1975. p. 172
- Vasmer, Max (1971). Schriften zur slavischen Altertumskunde und Namenkunde. In Kommission bei O. Harrassowitz. p. 50
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- treig
Etymology
From Old Norse tregr (“unwilling, slow”), from Proto-Germanic *tregaz (“sad, unwilling”).
Adjective
treg (neuter singular tregt, definite singular and plural trege, comparative tregere, indefinite superlative tregest, definite superlative tregeste)
References
- “treg” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- treig (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Norse tregr (“unwilling, slow”), from Proto-Germanic *tregaz (“sad, unwilling”). Compare Danish træg and Dutch traag.
Adjective
treg (neuter singular tregt, definite singular and plural trege, comparative tregare, indefinite superlative tregast, definite superlative tregaste)
Derived terms
References
- “treg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology 1
From earlier *trīeg, *trīewg, *trīewig, diminutive (with Old English -ig) of *trīew, from Proto-West Germanic *trauwi, from Proto-Germanic *trawją (“wooden vessel”), from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (“a type of vessel”). Akin to Old English trog (“trough”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /treːj/
Declension
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *tregą.
Alternative forms
- terg
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /treɡ/, [treɣ]