trind

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish trinder, from Middle Low German trint (“round”). Doublet of trend.

Adjective

trind (comparative trindare, superlative trindast)

1. round, globular
   1. plump, chubby (of a person or something else)

      en trind gris

      a plump pig

      trinda äpplen

      plump apples

      månen som lyser trind på natthimlen

      the moon shining plump in the night sky [cozier way of saying it is round]

Usage notes

Often with cozy connotations.

Declension

Inflection of trind

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	trind	trindare	trindast
neuter singular	trint	trindare	trindast
plural	trinda	trindare	trindast
masculine plural2	trinde	trindare	trindast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	trinde	trindare	trindaste
all	trinda	trindare	trindaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• trindskalle
• trindskallig
• trindsnö
• trindsäd
• trindyxa

Further reading

• trind in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• trind in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)