tjøra

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse tjara, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, from Pre-Germanic *derwom, derived from Proto-Indo-European *deru-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰøːɹa/, /ˈtʲʰøːɹa/
  • Rhymes: -øːɹa
  • Homophone: tjørað

Noun

tjøra f (genitive singular tjøru, uncountable)

  1. tar

Declension

f1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative tjøra tjøran
accusative tjøru tjøruna
dative tjøru tjøruni
genitive tjøru tjørunnar

Verb

tjøra (third person singular past indicative tjøraði, third person plural past indicative tjøraðu, supine tjørað)

  1. tar, coat with tar
  2. scribble

Conjugation

Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine tjørað
present past
first singular tjøri tjøraði
second singular tjørar tjøraði
third singular tjørar tjøraði
plural tjøra tjøraðu
participle (a6)1 tjørandi tjøraður
imperative
singular tjøra!
plural tjørið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tjøra f (definite singular tjøra, indefinite plural tjører or tjøror, definite plural tjørene or tjørone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of tjøre
  2. definite singular of tjøre

Verb

tjøra (present tense tjørar, past tense tjøra, past participle tjøra, passive infinitive tjørast, present participle tjørande, imperative tjøra/tjør)

  1. alternative form of tjøre