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Danish
Pronunciation
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)
- bull (uncastrated adult male of cattle)
- Taurean (someone with the Taurus star sign)
Inflection
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tyr
- present tense of ty
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tyr
- imperative of tyre
Further reading
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)
- bull
- Taurus (Someone with a Taurus star sign)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “tyr” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
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)
- bull
- Taurus (Someone with a Taurus star sign)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “tyr” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Swedish
Pronunciation
Verb
tyr
- present indicative of ty
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
tyr
- (literary) third-person singular present/future of torri
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.