tjald

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)

  1. (slang) weed, pot

Declension

Declension of tjald

gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative tjald tjald
genitive tjalds tjalds

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)

  1. (theater) curtain
  2. (cinema) screen
  3. tent

Declension

n5 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tjald tjaldið tjøld tjøldini
accusative tjald tjaldið tjøld tjøldini
dative tjaldi tjaldinum tjøldum tjøldunum
genitive tjalds tjaldsins tjalda tjaldanna

Derived terms

Further reading

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)

  1. curtain
  2. movie screen
  3. tent

Declension

Declension of tjald (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tjald tjaldið tjöld tjöldin
accusative tjald tjaldið tjöld tjöldin
dative tjaldi tjaldinu tjöldum tjöldunum
genitive tjalds tjaldsins tjalda tjaldanna
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