באַר

See also: באר and Appendix:Variations of "bar"

Yiddish

Pronunciation

• (Litvish, Poylish) IPA^(key): [baʁ]

Etymology 1

From Old High German bira, pira (“pear”), whence also German Birne.

Noun

באַר • (bar) m or f, plural באַרן (barn)

1. pear

   Synonym: באַרנע (barne)

Usage notes

Usually feminine, but masculine in Poylish.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bar.

Noun

באַר • (bar) m, plural באַרן (barn)

1. bar (business selling alcoholic drinks)

   Synonyms: שענק (shenk), קנײַפּיע (knaypye)

Related terms

• גייבאַר (geybar)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “bar”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN