tøj

See also: тој, той, and -той

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German tüg (“tool, clothes”), from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, gear, device”), Proto-Germanic *teugą, *tiugiją (“stuff, gear, device”). Cognates include English toy and German Zeug (“stuff, gear, fabric”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɔj/, [ˈtˢʌj], [ˈtˢɒ̽j]

Noun

tøj n (singular definite tøjet, plural indefinite tøjer)

fabric, material
(uncountable) cloth, clothes, clothing
only in compounds:
tool, mechanism
means of transport, mode of transport
body part with a certain function
articles of everyday use
material for knitting, needle work and such
something unpleasant

Inflection

Declension of tøj

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tøj	tøjet	tøjer	tøjerne
genitive	tøjs	tøjets	tøjers	tøjernes

Derived terms

tøjdyr n
tøjklemme c
tøjsnor c
tøjhus n
køretøj n
fartøj n
legetøj n
køkkentøj n
styretøj n
syltetøj n
utøj n
værktøj n

Descendants

Faroese: toy n

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