tjórur

See also: tjørur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse þjórr, from Proto-Germanic *þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros, whence also Latin taurus, Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros), Old Irish tarb (> Faroese tarvur).

Noun

tjórur m (genitive singular tjórs, plural tjórar)

1. (dated) a castrated bull, steer

Declension

Declension of tjórur
m6	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tjórur	tjórurin	tjórar	tjórarnir
accusative	tjór	tjórin	tjórar	tjórarnar
dative	tjóri	tjórinum	tjórum	tjórunum
genitive	tjórs	tjórsins	tjóra	tjóranna

Synonyms

• (castrated bull) oksi m, tjórneyt n