See also: RAR, rár, râr, and rår

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rar

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Cook Islands Māori.

English edit

Noun edit

rar (plural rars)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of RAR

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Aromanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin rārus (seldom). Compare Romanian rar.

Adjective edit

rar

  1. sparse, thin
  2. scarce, few
  3. rare, unusual, uncommon

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin rārus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

rar (feminine rara, masculine plural rars, feminine plural rares)

  1. rare (very uncommon; scarce)
    Antonym: comú
  2. strange, odd
    Synonyms: estrany, anormal
    Antonym: normal
  3. rare (of a gas: thin)

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Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German rar (rare, valuable), ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (loose, sparse, rare).

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Adjective edit

rar

  1. pleasant
  2. kind
  3. nice

Inflection edit

Inflection of rar
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.

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German edit

Etymology edit

From Latin rarus, chiefly through French rare.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /raːr/, [ʁaː(ɐ̯)], [ʁaːʁ]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯, -aː
  • Homophone: Rah (many speakers)

Adjective edit

rar (strong nominative masculine singular rarer, comparative rarer, superlative am rarsten)

  1. scarce; seldom found and therefore in demand
    Synonyms: begehrt, dünn gesät, gefragt, gesucht, knapp, spärlich
  2. (dated) rare, infrequent (in general)
    Synonyms: selten, unüblich

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Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • rar” in Duden online
  • rar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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)

  1. strange

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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)

  1. strange

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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)

  1. sparse, thin
  2. scarce, few
  3. rare, unusual, uncommon

Declension edit

Adverb edit

rar

  1. sparsely, thinly
  2. seldom, rarely, infrequently
  3. (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.

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German rar, ultimately borrowed from Latin rarus.

Adjective edit

rar (comparative rarare, superlative rarast)

  1. sweet (agreeable in a tender, charming way)
    en snäll och rar flicka
    a kind and sweet girl
  2. (archaic) rare
    Synonyms: sällsynt, ovanlig

Declension edit

Inflection of rar
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

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Noun edit

rar (c)

  1. different
  2. way