tjórur

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þjórr, from Proto-Germanic *þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros, whence also Latin taurus, Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros), Old Irish tarb (> Faroese tarvur).

Noun

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tjórur m (genitive singular tjórs, plural tjórar)

  1. (dated) a castrated bull, steer

Declension

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Declension of tjórur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tjórur tjórurin tjórar tjórarnir
accusative tjór tjórin tjórar tjórarnar
dative tjóri tjórinum tjórum tjórunum
genitive tjórs tjórsins tjóra tjóranna

Synonyms

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