rar
Translingual edit
Symbol edit
rar
English edit
Noun edit
rar (plural rars)
- Alternative letter-case form of RAR
Anagrams edit
Aromanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin rārus (“seldom”). Compare Romanian rar.
Adjective edit
rar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rar (feminine rara, masculine plural rars, feminine plural rares)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “rar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “rar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “rar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “rar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German rar (“rare, valuable”), ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“loose, sparse, rare”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rar
Inflection edit
Inflection of rar | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | rar | rarere | rarest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | rart | rarere | rarest2 |
Plural | rare | rarere | rarest2 |
Definite attributive1 | rare | rarere | rareste |
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. |
Synonyms edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Latin rarus, chiefly through French rare.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rar (strong nominative masculine singular rarer, comparative rarer, superlative am rarsten)
- scarce; seldom found and therefore in demand
- (dated) rare, infrequent (in general)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist rar | sie ist rar | es ist rar | sie sind rar | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | rarer | rare | rares | rare |
genitive | raren | rarer | raren | rarer | |
dative | rarem | rarer | rarem | raren | |
accusative | raren | rare | rares | rare | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der rare | die rare | das rare | die raren |
genitive | des raren | der raren | des raren | der raren | |
dative | dem raren | der raren | dem raren | den raren | |
accusative | den raren | die rare | das rare | die raren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein rarer | eine rare | ein rares | (keine) raren |
genitive | eines raren | einer raren | eines raren | (keiner) raren | |
dative | einem raren | einer raren | einem raren | (keinen) raren | |
accusative | einen raren | eine rare | ein rares | (keine) raren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist rarer | sie ist rarer | es ist rarer | sie sind rarer | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | rarerer | rarere | rareres | rarere |
genitive | rareren | rarerer | rareren | rarerer | |
dative | rarerem | rarerer | rarerem | rareren | |
accusative | rareren | rarere | rareres | rarere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der rarere | die rarere | das rarere | die rareren |
genitive | des rareren | der rareren | des rareren | der rareren | |
dative | dem rareren | der rareren | dem rareren | den rareren | |
accusative | den rareren | die rarere | das rarere | die rareren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein rarerer | eine rarere | ein rareres | (keine) rareren |
genitive | eines rareren | einer rareren | eines rareren | (keiner) rareren | |
dative | einem rareren | einer rareren | einem rareren | (keinen) rareren | |
accusative | einen rareren | eine rarere | ein rareres | (keine) rareren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am rarsten | sie ist am rarsten | es ist am rarsten | sie sind am rarsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | rarster | rarste | rarstes | rarste |
genitive | rarsten | rarster | rarsten | rarster | |
dative | rarstem | rarster | rarstem | rarsten | |
accusative | rarsten | rarste | rarstes | rarste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der rarste | die rarste | das rarste | die rarsten |
genitive | des rarsten | der rarsten | des rarsten | der rarsten | |
dative | dem rarsten | der rarsten | dem rarsten | den rarsten | |
accusative | den rarsten | die rarste | das rarste | die rarsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein rarster | eine rarste | ein rarstes | (keine) rarsten |
genitive | eines rarsten | einer rarsten | eines rarsten | (keiner) rarsten | |
dative | einem rarsten | einer rarsten | einem rarsten | (keinen) rarsten | |
accusative | einen rarsten | eine rarste | ein rarstes | (keine) rarsten |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“seldom; rare”).
Adjective edit
rar (neuter singular rart, definite singular and plural rare, comparative rarere, indefinite superlative rarest, definite superlative rareste)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “rar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“seldom; rare”).
Adjective edit
rar (neuter singular rart, definite singular and plural rare, comparative rarare, indefinite superlative rarast, definite superlative raraste)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “rar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin rārus (“seldom”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rar m or n (feminine singular rară, masculine plural rari, feminine and neuter plural rare)
Declension edit
Adverb edit
rar
- sparsely, thinly
- seldom, rarely, infrequently
- (of speaking) slowly
- Vă rog să vorbiți mai rar.
- Please speak more slowly.
Usage notes edit
For the temporal senses, the literal definition found in the Romanian dictionary DEX indicates a meaning like "at longer intervals of time than usual", which explains the usage related to speech.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- rar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German rar, ultimately borrowed from Latin rarus.
Adjective edit
rar (comparative rarare, superlative rarast)
- sweet (agreeable in a tender, charming way)
- en snäll och rar flicka
- a kind and sweet girl
- (archaic) rare
Declension edit
Inflection of rar | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | rar | rarare | rarast |
Neuter singular | rart | rarare | rarast |
Plural | rara | rarare | rarast |
Masculine plural3 | rare | rarare | rarast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | rare | rarare | raraste |
All | rara | rarare | raraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- rar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- rar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- rar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams edit
Zazaki edit
Noun edit
rar (c)