tør

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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Danish thur, thyr, thiur, from Old Norse þurr (dry), from Proto-Germanic *þurzuz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tørr, turr, Swedish torr, German dürr.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tœːˀr/, [ˈtˢɶˀɐ̯], [ˈtˢɶɐ̯ˀ]

Adjective

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tør (neuter tørt, plural and definite singular attributive tørre)

  1. dry
  2. neat, straight (undiluted)
Inflection
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Inflection of tør
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular tør tørrere tørrest2
Indefinite neuter singular tørt tørrere tørrest2
Plural tørre tørrere tørrest2
Definite attributive1 tørre tørrere tørreste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Antonyms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tør/, [ˈtˢɶɐ̯]

Verb

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tør

  1. present tense of turde

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tøːˀr/, [ˈtˢøˀɐ̯], [ˈtˢøɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

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tør

  1. present tense of

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tørˀ/, [ˈtˢøɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

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tør

  1. imperative of tørre

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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tør

  1. present of tora ("to dare")
    Synonym: tørst

Etymology 2

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Verb

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tør

  1. present tense of

Etymology 3

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Noun

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tør f

  1. indefinite plural of to