escar

Catalan

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Ligurian scaro; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐσχάριον (eskhárion). Cognate with Italian squero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈkar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈkaɾ]

Noun

escar m (plural escars)

1. drydock

Derived terms

• escarada
• escarar

Etymology 2

From esca +‎ -ar. Cognate with French escher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əsˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈkaɾ]

Verb

escar (first-person singular present esco, first-person singular preterite esquí, past participle escat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (fishing, transitive) to bait (a hook)

   Qui no esca, no pesca.

   He who doesn't bait the hook doesn't fish.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			escar
gerund			escant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		escat		escada
		plural		escats		escades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esco	esques	esca	esquem	esqueu	esquen
	imperfect	escava	escaves	escava	escàvem	escàveu	escaven
	future	escaré	escaràs	escarà	escarem	escareu	escaran
	preterite	esquí	escares	escà	escàrem	escàreu	escaren
	conditional	escaria	escaries	escaria	escaríem	escaríeu	escarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esqui	esquis	esqui	esquem	esqueu	esquin
	imperfect	esqués	esquessis	esqués	esquéssim	esquéssiu	esquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	esca	esqui	esquem	esqueu	esquin
	negative (no)	—	no esquis	no esqui	no esquem	no esqueu	no esquin

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əsˈkar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əsˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [esˈkaɾ]

Noun

escar m (plural escars)

1. (archaic) piecework

Further reading

• “escar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cornish

Noun

escar m (plural eskerens)

1. enemy