tjära
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish tiæra, from Old Norse tjara, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *terwą. Cognate with Danish tjære, Norwegian tjære, Icelandic tjara, Faroese tjøra, Dutch teer, German Teer and English tar. Also cognate with Finnish terva, Estonian tõrv and Northern Sami darvi. Doublet of töre.
Pronunciation
Noun
tjära c
- tar (fluid derived from resin in pine wood)
- rullas i tjära och fjädrar
- be tarred and feathered
- (literally, “be rolled in tar and feathers”)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | tjära | tjäras |
| definite | tjäran | tjärans | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Related terms
- tjärdal
- tjärstryka
- tjärtunna
See also
Verb
tjära (present tjärar, preterite tjärade, supine tjärat, imperative tjära)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tjära | tjäras | ||
| supine | tjärat | tjärats | ||
| imperative | tjära | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tjären | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tjärar | tjärade | tjäras | tjärades |
| ind. plural1 | tjära | tjärade | tjäras | tjärades |
| subjunctive2 | tjäre | tjärade | tjäres | tjärades |
| present participle | tjärande | |||
| past participle | tjärad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
- impregnera
- måla
- stryka
- tjärstryka
References
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