tarvur - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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• 1 Faroese
  • 1.1 Etymology 1
    * 1.1.1 Noun
    * 1.1.1.1 Declension
  • 1.2 Etymology 2
    * 1.2.1 Noun
    * 1.2.1.1 Declension
    * 1.2.1.2 Synonyms

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From Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”). Compare Latin taurus, Old Norse þjórr (Faroese tjórur), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”), or from an unknown source.

tarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvar)

1. bull
2. (astrology, astronomy) Taurus
3. (derogatory) womanizer, lady-killer

From Old Norse þǫrf (“need”), from Proto-Germanic *þarbō. Cognate with Old English þearf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba) and Icelandic þörf.

tarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvir)

1. necessity, demand, need

• tørvur
• tarva (“to need”)

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• Faroese terms derived from Old Norse
• Faroese terms derived from Old Irish
• Faroese terms derived from Proto-Celtic
• Faroese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
• Faroese terms derived from Proto-Semitic
• Faroese lemmas
• Faroese nouns
• Faroese masculine nouns
• fo:Astrology
• fo:Astronomy
• Faroese derogatory terms
• Faroese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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