þrennur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrinnr, from Proto-Germanic *þriznaz. See þrír.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrɛnːʏr/

  Rhymes: -ɛnːʏr

Adjective

þrennur (not comparable)

1. three (used when counting singular nouns, pluralia tantum or groupings (especially pairs) of items, or when the item counted is missing from the sentence or separated by the preposition af (“of”))

   þrennir skór – three pairs of shoes

   þrennir tónleikar – three concerts (tónleikar is plurale tantum)

   Þetta má gera á þrennan hátt. – This can be done in three ways. (háttur cannot be used in its plural form in this sense)

   Það er þrennt sem mig vantar. – There are three [things] that I need. (noun omitted)

   Ég vil fá þrennt af öllu. – I want three of everything.

Inflection

    strong declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrennur	þrenn	þrennt
accusative	þrennan	þrenna	þrennt
dative	þrennum	þrennri	þrennu
genitive	þrenns	þrennrar	þrenns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrennir	þrennar	þrenn
accusative	þrenna	þrennar	þrenn
dative	þrennum	þrennum	þrennum
genitive	þrennra	þrennra	þrennra

Derived terms

Derived terms

• allt er þá þrennt er
• þrenna
• þrennd
• þrenning

Related terms

Related terms

• fern
• tvennur
• þre-
• þrír

Noun

þrennur f

1. indefinite nominative plural of þrenna
2. indefinite accusative plural of þrenna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)