herðatré

Icelandic

Etymology

From herðar (“shoulders”) +‎ tré (“tree, wood”), referring to the coat hanger's function as an artificial pair of shoulders to place clothing on.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛrðaˌtrjɛː/

Noun

herðatré n (genitive singular herðatrés, nominative plural herðatré)

  1. coat hanger

Declension
declension of herðatré
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative herðatré herðatréð herðatré herðatrén
accusative herðatré herðatréð herðatré herðatrén
dative herðatré herðatrénu herðatrjám herðatrjánum
genitive herðatrés herðatrésins herðatrjáa herðatrjánna
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