Faroese

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ér, þér, an Old Norse derivative of a variant of Proto-Germanic *jūz, from Proto-Indo-European *yū́. The initial þ comes from the ð in the second person plural verb ending (e.g. hafið ér → reinterpreted as hafið þér).

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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tær

  1. dative singular of
  2. nominative/accusative plural of hon
  3. nominative/accusative feminine plural of tann (demonstrative pronoun)
  4. (archaic, poetic) you (plural)

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Demonstrative pronoun - ávísingarfornavn
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) tann ()† tann ()† tað
Accusative (hvønnfall) tann ta () ()†
Dative (hvørjumfall) (tann) (teim)† teirri /
Genitive (hvørsfall) tess teirrar tess
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) teir tær tey
Accusative (hvønnfall) teir ()†
Dative (hvørjumfall) teimum (teim)†
Genitive (hvørsfall) teirra

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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tær f pl

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tær (comparative tærari, superlative tærastur)

  1. Clear
    Hafið er mjög tært.
    The ocean is very clear.

Inflection

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Noun

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tær f pl

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of

Middle English

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Noun

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tær

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of teer (tear)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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tær m or f

  1. indefinite plural of

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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tær f

  1. indefinite plural of

Etymology 2

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Verb

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tær

  1. imperative of tæra

Old English

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Verb

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tær

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of teran
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