tarvur

== Faroese == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse tarfr, from Old Irish tarb, from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”), from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”). Compare Latin taurus, Old Norse þjórr (Faroese tjórur), from Proto-Semitic *ṯawr- (“bull, ox”), or from an unknown source. ==== Noun ==== tarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvar) bull (astrology, astronomy) Taurus (derogatory) womanizer, lady-killer ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse þǫrf (“need”), from Proto-Germanic *þarbō. Cognate with Old English þearf, Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰 (þarba) and Icelandic þörf. ==== Noun ==== tarvur m (genitive singular tarvs, plural tarvir) necessity, demand, need ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== tørvur ===== Related terms ===== tarva (“to need”)