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)
  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
  • tjura
  • tjurig
  • tjurskalle
  • tjurskallig
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