Wiktionary

tår

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tar"

Danish edit

Etymology edit

The old singular of tåre (“tear”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːˀr/, [ˈtˢɒˀ]

Noun edit

tår c (singular definite tåren, not used in plural form)

  1. drop, sip (a small amount of liquid)

Declension edit

Declension of tår
common
gender 		Singular
indefinite definite
nominative tår tåren
genitive tårs tårens

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse tár n, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (“tear”).

Noun edit

tår f (definite singular tåra, indefinite plural tårer, definite plural tårene)

  1. (poetic) a tear

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

tår m (definite singular tåren, indefinite plural tårar, definite plural tårane)

  1. a drop, sip, slurp

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Anagrams edit

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /toːr/
  • Audio (en tår)(file)

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse tár, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (“tear”).

Noun edit

tår c

  1. a tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)
    Hon tog farväl med tårar i ögonen
    She said goodbye with tears in her eyes
    • 1972, Ted Gärdestad (lyrics and music), “Jag vill ha en egen måne [I want a moon of my own]”:
      Du har då aldrig trott på tårar. Det passar inte för en karl. Om man är över femton vårar, finns inga känslor kvar.
      You have never believed in tears [The "då" roughly works as an emphasizer: "Well, you have ..."]. It doesn't suit a man [with manly connotations]. If you are over fifteen years old [over fifteen springs], there are no feelings left.
  2. a small amount of beverage
    att ta sig en tår
    to drink a small amount of (alcoholic/coffee) beverage
Declension edit
Declension of tår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tår tåren tårar tårarna
Genitive tårs tårens tårars tårarnas
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

tår

  1. indefinite plural of tå

References edit

Anagrams edit

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