tjald
التعريفات والمعاني
== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Faroese tjaldur (“oystercatcher”). At one point in time, marijuana was imported to Denmark from the same quay as the Faroese passenger ship Tjaldur docked. Hence the birth of the slang term.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [ˈtɕalˀ]
=== Noun ===
tjald c (singular definite tjalden, not used in plural form)
(slang) weed, pot
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
Norwegian Bokmål: tjall
== Faroese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse tjald, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tʃʰalt/
=== Noun ===
tjald n (genitive singular tjald, plural tjøld)
(theater) curtain
(cinema) screen
tent
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
tjaldstaður (campsite)
=== Further reading ===
"tjald" at Sprotin.fo
== Icelandic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse tjald, from Proto-Germanic *teldą.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /tʰjalt/
Rhymes: -alt
=== Noun ===
tjald n (genitive singular tjalds, nominative plural tjöld)
curtain
movie screen
tent
==== Declension ====
== Norwegian Nynorsk ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Norse tjald.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /çalː/
=== Noun ===
tjald n (definite singular tjaldet, indefinite plural tjald, definite plural tjalda)
(dialectal) alternative form of tjeld (“tent; curtain”)