tjur

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. bull (the uncastrated adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen)

   Synonym: Olle (archaic)

2. bull (the adult male of certain large mammals, such as whales, elephants and seals)

Declension

Declension of tjur
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tjur	tjuren	tjurar	tjurarna
Genitive	tjurs	tjurens	tjurars	tjurarnas

Related terms

• tjura
• tjurig
• tjurskalle
• tjurskallig

Further reading

• tjur in Svensk ordbok.