tær

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See also: taer, tåer, and Appendix:Variations of "ter"

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ér, þér, an Old Norse derivative of a variant of Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. The initial þ comes from the ð in the second person plural verb ending (e.g. hafið ér → reinterpreted as hafið þér).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

tær

  1. dative singular of tú
  2. nominative/accusative plural of hon
  3. nominative/accusative feminine plural of tann (“demonstrative pronoun”)
  4. (archaic, poetic) you (plural)

See also

Demonstrative pronoun - ávísingarfornavn
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) tann (sá)† tann (sú)† tað
Accusative (hvønnfall) tann ta (tí) (tá)†
Dative (hvørjumfall) tí (tann) (teim)† teirri / tí tí
Genitive (hvørsfall) tess teirrar tess
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) teir tær tey
Accusative (hvønnfall) teir (tá)†
Dative (hvørjumfall) teimum (teim)†
Genitive (hvørsfall) teirra
Faroese personal pronouns
Personal pronouns (Persónsfornøvn)
Singular (eintal) 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masc. 3rd person fem. 3rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall) eg, jeg tú hann hon tað
Accusative (hvønnfall) meg, mjeg teg, tjeg hana
Dative (hvørjumfall) mær tær honum henni tí
Genitive (hvørsfall) mín tín hansara, hans† hennara, hennar† tess
Plural (fleirtal) 1st person 2nd person 3rd person masc. 3rd person fem. 3rd person neut.
Nominative (hvørfall) vit tit teir tær tey
Accusative (hvønnfall) okkum tykkum
Dative (hvørjumfall) teimum, teim†
Genitive (hvørsfall) okkara tykkara teirra

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tær f pl

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of tá

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

tær (comparative tærari, superlative tærastur)

  1. clear
    Hafið er mjög tært.
    The ocean is very clear.
Declension
positive forms of tær
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tær tær tært
accusative tæran tæra
dative tærum tærri tæru
genitive tærs tærrar tærs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tærir tærar tær
accusative tæra
dative tærum
genitive tærra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tæri tæra tæra
acc/dat/gen tæra tæru
plural (all-case) tæru
comparative forms of tær
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) tærari tærari tærara
plural (all-case) tærari
superlative forms of tær
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tærastur tærust tærast
accusative tærastan tærasta
dative tærustum tærastri tærustu
genitive tærasts tærastrar tærasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tærastir tærastar tærust
accusative tærasta
dative tærustum
genitive tærastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tærasti tærasta tærasta
acc/dat/gen tærasta tærustu
plural (all-case) tærustu

Etymology 2

Noun

tær f pl

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of tá

Middle English

Noun

tær

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of teer (“tear”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tær m or f

  1. indefinite plural of tå

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

tær f

  1. indefinite plural of tå

Etymology 2

Verb

tær

  1. imperative of tæra

Old English

Verb

tær

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of teran
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