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tår

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Danish

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Etymology

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The old singular of tåre (tear).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔːˀr/, [ˈtˢɒˀ]

Noun

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

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. (poetic) a tear

Derived terms

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Noun

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

  1. a drop, sip, slurp

References

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Anagrams

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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]
    • 1972, Ted Gärdestad (lyrics and music), “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
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Declension of tår
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tår tårs
definite tåren tårens
plural indefinite tårar tårars
definite tårarna tårarnas
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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tår

  1. indefinite plural of

References

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Anagrams

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