tjur

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

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