tjara

See also: tjära

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tjara, from Proto-Germanic *terwą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰjaːra/

  Rhymes: -aːra

Noun

tjara f (genitive singular tjöru, no plural)

1. tar

Declension

declension of tjara

f-w1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	tjara	tjaran
accusative	tjöru	tjöruna
dative	tjöru	tjörunni
genitive	tjöru	tjörunnar

References

• “tjara” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Indonesian

Noun

tjara

1. (pre-1947, 1947-1972) Obsolete spelling of cara.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *terwǭ, *terwą.

Noun

tjara f (genitive tjǫru)

1. tar

Declension

  Declension of tjara (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tjara	tjaran	tjǫrur	tjǫrurnar
accusative	tjǫru	tjǫruna	tjǫrur	tjǫrurnar
dative	tjǫru	tjǫrunni	tjǫrum	tjǫrunum
genitive	tjǫru	tjǫrunnar	tjarna	tjarnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: tjara
• Faroese: tjøra
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tjære, tjøre
• Norwegian Bokmål: tjære
• Swedish: tjära
• Danish: tjære

References

• “tjara”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Pitjantjatjara

Adjective

tjara

1. some
2. a few