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

• tåre f

Noun

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

1. a drop, sip, slurp

References

• “tår” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• trå

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toːr/

• Audio; “en tår”:

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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]

   • 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

Declension of tår

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tår	tårs
	definite	tåren	tårens
plural	indefinite	tårar	tårars
	definite	tårarna	tårarnas

Derived terms

• glädjetår
• påtår
• tårögd
• tretår

Related terms

• tåra sig
• tåras

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tår

1. indefinite plural of tå

References

• tår in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tår in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tår in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Anagrams

• trå