tyr

See also: Tyr, týr, and Týr

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢyɐ̯ˀ], [ˈtˢyˀɐ̯]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish thiur, from Old Norse þjórr (“bull”), from Proto-Germanic *þeuraz. The West Germanic languages have a form with s-: English steer, Dutch stier and German Stier. These Germanic words seem to be related to Latin taurus (“bull”) and Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”), which may go back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)táwros (*(s)téh₂wros). However, the vocalism of the Germanic words is problematic. Furthermore, the similarity with Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”) suggests that the word is a wanderword.

Noun

tyr c (singular definite tyren, plural indefinite tyre)

1. bull (uncastrated adult male of cattle)
2. Taurean (someone with the Taurus star sign)

Inflection

Declension of tyr

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tyr	tyren	tyre	tyrene
genitive	tyrs	tyrens	tyres	tyrenes

Related terms

• tyre
• Tyren

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tyr

1. present tense of ty

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tyr

1. imperative of tyre

Further reading

• tyr on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

tyr m (definite singular tyren, indefinite plural tyrer, definite plural tyrene)

1. bull
2. Taurus (Someone with a Taurus star sign)

Synonyms

• okse, stut

Derived terms

• ta tyren ved hornene
• tyrefekting
• tyrenakke

Related terms

• Tyren

References

• “tyr” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tjor

Etymology

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

Noun

tyr m (definite singular tyren, indefinite plural tyrar, definite plural tyrane)

1. bull
2. Taurus (Someone with a Taurus star sign)

Synonyms

• okse, stut

Derived terms

• ta tyren ved horna
• tyrefekting
• tyrenakke

Related terms

• Tyren

References

• “tyr” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -yːr

Verb

tyr

1. present indicative of ty

Anagrams

• ryt, yrt

Welsh

Alternative forms

• tor (literary)
• torriff (colloquial)
• torrith (colloquial)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /tɨ̞r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /tɪr/

Verb

tyr

1. (literary) third-person singular present/future of torri

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tyr	dyr	nhyr	thyr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.