tår

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tar"

Danish

Etymology

The old singular of tåre (tear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːˀr/, [ˈtˢɒˀ]

Noun

tår c (singular definite tåren, not used in plural form)

  1. drop, sip (a small amount of liquid)

Declension

Declension of tår
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative tår tåren
genitive tårs tårens

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse tár n, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (tear).

Noun

tår f (definite singular tåra, indefinite plural tårer, definite plural tårene)

  1. (poetic) a tear

Derived terms

Noun

tår m (definite singular tåren, indefinite plural tårar, definite plural tårane)

  1. a drop, sip, slurp

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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːr/
  • Audio; en tår:(file)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tár, from Proto-Germanic *tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru- (tear).

Noun

tår c

  1. a tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)
    Hon tog farväl med tårar i ögonen
    She said goodbye with tears in her eyes
    gråta/skratta så att tårarna sprutar
    cry/laugh so that the tears spray [idiomatic]
    Jag fällde bittra tårar
    I shed tears of bitterness
    • 1972, Ted Gärdestad, “Jag vill ha en egen måne [I want a moon of my own]”‎[1]:
      Du har då aldrig trott på tårar. Det passar inte för en karl. Om man är över femton vårar, finns inga känslor kvar.
      You have never believed in tears [The "då" roughly works as an emphasizer: "Well, you have ..."]. It doesn't suit a man [with manly connotations]. If you are over fifteen years old [over fifteen springs], there are no feelings left.
  2. a small amount of beverage
    att ta sig en tår
    to drink a small amount of (alcoholic/coffee) beverage
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tår

  1. indefinite plural of

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