frjó

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse frjó, from Proto-Germanic *fraiwą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /frjouː/
Rhymes: -ouː

Noun

frjó n (genitive singular frjós, no plural)

sperm, seed
(botany) pollen

Declension

declension of frjó

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	frjó	frjóið
accusative	frjó	frjóið
dative	frjói	frjóinu
genitive	frjós	frjósins

Derived terms

frjóhnappur (“anther”)
frjókorn (“pollen”)
frjóþráður (“filament”)

Related terms

fræ (“seed of a plant”)

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