tjur
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]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tjur | tjurs |
| definite | tjuren | tjurens | |
| plural | indefinite | tjurar | tjurars |
| definite | tjurarna | 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