tjære

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɕɛːɐ]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish tiæræ, from Old Norse tjara, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, cognate with Swedish tjära, English tar, and German Teer.

Noun

tjære c (singular definite tjæren, not used in plural form)

1. tar

Declension

Declension of tjære

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	tjære	tjæren
genitive	tjæres	tjærens

Derived terms

• tjærefarve
• tjæreholdig
• tjærelugt
• tjæresalve
• tjæresand
• tretjære

 

Etymology 2

Derived from the noun. Compare Swedish tjära, English tar, German teeren. Old Norse tjǫrga is derived from the adjective Old Norse tjǫrugr (“tarred”).

Verb

tjære (imperative tjær, infinitive at tjære, present tense tjærer, past tense tjærede, perfect tense har tjæret)

1. tar

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjære

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	tjære	tjæres
Present tense	tjærer	tjæres
Past tense	tjærede	tjæredes
Imperative	tjær	-
Participle
Present	tjærende
Past	tjæret
Gerund	tjæren

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse tjara.

Noun

tjære m or f (definite singular tjæra or tjæren)

1. tar

References

• “tjære” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tjøre
• tjuru (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse tjara.

Noun

tjære f (definite singular tjæra)

1. tar

References

• “tjære” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.