tjur

Danish

Etymology

From Norwegian tiur, from Old Norse þiðurr. Cognate with Ancient Greek τέτραξ (tétrax).

Noun

tjur c (singular definite tjuren, plural indefinite tjurer)

1. a capercaillie, wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)

Declension

Declension of tjur

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tjur	tjuren	tjurer	tjurerne
genitive	tjurs	tjurens	tjurers	tjurernes

References

• “tjur” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “tjur” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þiūr, from Old Norse þjórr (“bull”), from Proto-Germanic *þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros, *(s)téh₂wros (“bison, bull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕʉːr/
• Rhymes: -ʉːr

Noun

tjur c

1. a bull ((adult) uncastrated male of cattle)

   Synonym: Olle (archaic)

2. a bull ((adult) male ungulate, of moose, reindeer, muskox, elephant, giraffe, rhinoceros, and others)
3. (now uncommon) a bull (of whales and seals)

Declension

Declension of tjur

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tjur	tjurs
	definite	tjuren	tjurens
plural	indefinite	tjurar	tjurars
	definite	tjurarna	tjurarnas

Derived terms

• rentjur
• tjura
• tjurig
• tjurskalle
• tjurskallig
• älgtjur

See also

• hane
• oxe

References

• tjur in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tjur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tjur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)