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acar

See also: acaṛ, acār, açar, açâr, and ācār

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *atsara, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós, from the root *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Compare Old Irish aicher (“sharp, fierce, bitter”), Latin ācer (“pungent, acidic; sharp-minded”), Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “pointed, sharp; at the edge”), ἄκρον (ákron, “peak, sharp point, edge”).[1]

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Noun

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acar m (plural acare, definite acari, definite plural acaret)

  1. bitter cold
    Synonym: thëllim
  2. period of frost, coldness
  3. (figurative) bitter, coarse, rough, brisk
  4. dread
  5. (figurative) astute, sharp-witted
  6. (old or regional) steel

Adjective

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acar (feminine acare)

  1. exceedingly cold
  2. clean, clear
  3. neat (of a person's clothing, appearance)

Adverb

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acar

  1. neatly
  2. rudely
  3. thorny

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “acar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 1

Further reading

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  • “acar”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • “acar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Ambonese Malay

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Noun

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acar

  1. kind of dish made of fried vegetables

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay acar, from Classical Malay اچر (acar), from Classical Persian آچار (āčār, “pickle, marinade”). Doublet of acara, acarya, ajar, and hajar.

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Noun

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acar (first-person possessive acarku, second-person possessive acarmu, third-person possessive acarnya)

  1. (cooking) pickle, achar

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Irish

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Noun

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acar m (genitive singular acara)

  1. Alternative form of acra (“tool, implement; service, convenience”)

Declension

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Declension of acar

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative acar
Vocative a acar
Genitive acara
Dative acar

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an t-acar
Genitive an acara
Dative leis an acar

don acar

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
acar n-acar hacar t-acar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Romanian

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Etymology

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From ac +‎ -ar, or possibly Latin ac(u)ārius. The final sense was based on French aiguilleur.

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Noun

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acar m (plural acari)

  1. one who makes needles
  2. a box with supplies for sewing, including needles, thread, etc.
  3. (railways) switchman, pointsman
    Synonym: macagiu

Declension

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Declension of acar
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) acar acarul (niște) acari acarii
genitive/dative (unui) acar acarului (unor) acari acarilor
vocative acarule acarilor

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Tarifit

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Etymology

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Verb

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acar (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵛⴰⵔ)

  1. (transitive) to steal, to rob

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