Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trɔːd/, [tˢʁ̥ɔːˀð], [tˢʁ̥ɔðˀ]

Noun

tråd c (singular definite tråden, plural indefinite tråde)

1. thread
2. wire
3. string
4. fiber, fibre
5. filament

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse troð ‎(“an act of treading”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /trɔd/, [tˢʁʌð]

Noun

tråd n (singular definite tråddet, plural indefinite tråd)

1. a step, an act of treading

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- ‎(“rub, twist”).

Noun

tråd m ‎(definite singular tråden, indefinite plural tråder, definite plural trådene)

1. a thread
2. a wire

Derived terms

• piggtråd
• trådløs, trådlaus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse þráðr, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- ‎(“rub, twist”).

Noun

tråd m ‎(definite singular tråden, indefinite plural trådar, definite plural trådane)

1. a thread
2. a wire

Derived terms

• piggtråd
• trådlaus

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse þráðr ‎(“thread”), from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- ‎(“rub, twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /troːd/

Noun

tråd c

1. a thread (long, thin and flexible form of material)

Declension

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