tarfur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (compare Latin taurus, Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros), Old Norse þjórr → Icelandic þjór).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʰarvʏr/
- Rhymes: -arvʏr
Noun
tarfur m (genitive singular tarfs, nominative plural tarfar)
- bull
Declension
declension of tarfur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tarfur | tarfurinn | tarfar | tarfarnir |
| accusative | tarf | tarfinn | tarfa | tarfana |
| dative | tarfi | tarfinum | törfum | törfunum |
| genitive | tarfs | tarfsins | tarfa | tarfanna |
Synonyms
- (bull): boli, naut, tuddi
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.