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