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)
Declension
| 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)
- (poetic) a tear
Derived terms
- tåre f
Noun
tår m (definite singular tåren, indefinite plural tårar, definite plural tårane)
References
- “tår” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
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
- 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.
- a small amount of beverage
- att ta sig en tår
- to drink a small amount of (alcoholic/coffee) beverage
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tår | tårs |
| definite | tåren | tårens | |
| plural | indefinite | tårar | tårars |
| definite | tårarna | tårarnas |
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
tår
- indefinite plural of tå
References
- tår in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tår in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tår in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Svensk MeSH