träd

Etymology 1
From, , later , originally the definite form of , from , from , from pre-Germanic *dréwom, thematic e-grade derivative of. . The form, was used still as the definite form in Old Swedish and in the  (1541), but by the early 18th century, it had split into the indefinite form meaning ”tree”, separate from. Hence, the modern definite form is, with the definite ending on top of the now fossilized remnant of definite form -d.

Noun

 * 1)  tree
 * 2) tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the sense above, but which is botanically strictly not a "tree".
 * 3)  tree
 * 4)  tree

Usage notes

 * Since is sometimes pronounced  (without the final ), it is sometimes treated as a vowel final neuter word like  with the definite singular, plural , definite plural , compare.