tjära

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See also: tjara and tjæra

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish tiæra, from Old Norse tjara, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *terwą. Cognate with Danish tjære, Norwegian tjære, Icelandic tjara, Faroese tjøra, Dutch teer, German Teer and English tar. Also cognate with Finnish terva, Estonian tõrv and Northern Sami darvi. Doublet of töre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tjära c

  1. tar (fluid derived from resin in pine wood)
    rullas i tjära och fjädrar
    be tarred and feathered
    (literally, “be rolled in tar and feathers”)

Declension

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Declension of tjära 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tjära tjäran
Genitive tjäras tjärans
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See also

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Verb

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tjära (present tjärar, preterite tjärade, supine tjärat, imperative tjära)

  1. to tar, to paint with tar

Conjugation

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