tøy

See also: toy, Toy, -tøy, toþ, тоу, and тө.ү

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tygi and Middle Low German tuch.

Noun

tøy n (definite singular tøyet, indefinite plural tøyer, definite plural tøya or tøyene)

1. cloth, fabric, material, textile
2. clothes, clothing
3. in compound words relating to tools and equipment, also foods, see -tøy.

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -tøy

• fottøy
• lintøy
• nattøy
• sengetøy
• skittentøy
• undertøy

 

Etymology 2

Verb

tøy

1. imperative of tøye

References

• “tøy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tygi and Middle Low German tuch.

Noun

tøy n (definite singular tøyet, indefinite plural tøy, definite plural tøya)

1. cloth, fabric, material, textile
2. clothes, clothing
3. (in compound words) tools and equipment, also foods.

Derived terms

• fottøy
• køyretøy
• leiketøy
• lintøy
• nattøy
• seletøy
• sengetøy
• skittentøy
• sukkertøy
• syltetøy
• undertøy
• verktøy

 

Etymology 2

Noun

tøy m (definite singular tøyen, indefinite plural tøyar, definite plural tøyane)

1. Alternative form of tø

Etymology 3

Verb

tøy

1. imperative of tøya

References

• “tøy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.