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

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

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