tarvur

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”). Compare Latin taurus, Old Norse þjórr (Faroese tjórur), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”), or from an unknown source.

Noun

tarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvar)

1. bull
2. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus
3. (derogatory) womanizer, lady-killer

Declension

m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tarvur	tarvurin	tarvar	tarvarnir
accusative	tarv	tarvin	tarvar	tarvarnar
dative	tarvi	tarvinum	tarvum	tarvunum
genitive	tarvs	tarvsins	tarva	tarvanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þǫrf (“need”), from Proto-Germanic *þarbō. Cognate with Old English þearf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba) and Icelandic þörf.

Noun

tarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvir)

1. necessity, demand, need

Declension

Declension of tarvur (m15)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tarvur	tarvurin	tarvir	tarvirnir
accusative	tarv	tarvin	tarvir	tarvirnar
dative	tarvi	tarvinum	tarvum	tarvunum
genitive	tarvs	tarvsins	tarva	tarvanna

Synonyms

• tørvur

Related terms

• tarva (“to need”)