tarvur
Faroese
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”). Compare Latin taurus, Old Norse þjórr (Faroese tjórur), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”), or from an unknown source.
Noun
edittarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvar)
Declension
editDeclension of tarvur | ||||
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m6 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tarvur | tarvurin | tarvar | tarvarnir |
accusative | tarv | tarvin | tarvar | tarvarnar |
dative | tarvi | tarvinum | tarvum | tarvunum |
genitive | tarvs | tarvsins | tarva | tarvanna |
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse þǫrf (“need”), from Proto-Germanic *þarbō. Cognate with Old English þearf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba) and Icelandic þörf.
Noun
edittarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvir)
Declension
editm15 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tarvur | tarvurin | tarvir | tarvirnir |
Accusative | tarv | tarvin | tarvir | tarvirnar |
Dative | tarvi | tarvinum | tarvum | tarvunum |
Genitive | tarvs | tarvsins | tarva | tarvanna |
Synonyms
editRelated terms
edit- tarva (“to need”)
Categories:
- Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
- Faroese terms derived from Old Irish
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Semitic
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- fo:Astrology
- fo:Astronomy
- Faroese derogatory terms
- Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- fo:Cattle