tjära

See also: tjara and tjæra

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɕɛːˌra/
Homophone: kära

Noun

tjära c

tar (fluid derived from resin in pine wood)

Declension

Declension of tjära
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tjära	tjäran	—	—
Genitive	tjäras	tjärans	—	—

Related terms

tjärdal
tjärstryka
tjärtunna

See also

asfalt
beck
harts
impregnering
kåda
sav
träkol

Verb

tjära (present tjärar, preterite tjärade, supine tjärat, imperative tjära)

to tar, to paint with tar

Conjugation

Conjugation of tjära (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	tjära	tjäras
Present tense	tjärar	tjäras
Past tense	tjärade	tjärades
Supine	tjärat	tjärats
Imperative	tjära	—
Present participle	tjärande
Past participle	tjärad

Synonyms

impregnera
måla
stryka
tjärstryka

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