trójuhestur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Trója (“Troy”) + hestur (“horse”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʰrouːjʏˌhɛstʏr/

Noun

trójuhestur m

  1. (Greek legend) a Trojan horse, a hollow wooden horse in which the Greeks hid in order to access Troy
  2. (by extension) a Trojan horse, subversive device placed within the ranks of the enemy
  3. (computing) a Trojan horse, a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software[1]

Declension
declension of trójuhestur
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative trójuhestur trójuhesturinn trójuhestar trójuhestarnir
accusative trójuhest trójuhestinn trójuhesta trójuhestana
dative trójuhesti trójuhestinum trójuhestum trójuhestunum
genitive trójuhests trójuhestsins trójuhesta trójuhestanna

References
  1. A page from the Icelandic Computer Glossary site
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