tarfur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (compare Latin taurus, Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros), Old Norse þjórr → Icelandic þjór).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰarvʏr/

  Rhymes: -arvʏr

Noun

tarfur m (genitive singular tarfs, nominative plural tarfar)

1. bull

   Synonyms: boli, naut, tuddi

Declension

Declension of tarfur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tarfur	tarfurinn	tarfar	tarfarnir
accusative	tarf	tarfinn	tarfa	tarfana
dative	tarfi	tarfinum	törfum	törfunum
genitive	tarfs	tarfsins	tarfa	tarfanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “tarfur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)