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 (neuter, based on tré)

	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