tjur
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish þiūr, from Old Norse þjórr (“bull”), from Proto-Germanic *þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros, *(s)téh₂wros (“bison, bull”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tjur c
- bull (the uncastrated adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen)
- Synonym: Olle (archaic)
- bull (the adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of tjur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tjur | tjuren | tjurar | tjurarna |
| Genitive | tjurs | tjurens | tjurars | tjurarnas |
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- tjur in Svensk ordbok.
Categories:
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/ʉːr
- Rhymes:Swedish/ʉːr/1 syllable
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Cattle
- sv:Male animals