acar
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
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]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acar m (plural acare, definite acari, definite plural acaret)
- bitter cold
- Synonym: thëllim
- period of frost, coldness
- (figurative) bitter, coarse, rough, brisk
- dread
- (figurative) astute, sharp-witted
- (old or regional) steel
Adjective edit
acar (feminine acare)
Adverb edit
acar
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “acar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 1
Further reading edit
Ambonese Malay edit
Noun edit
acar
- kind of dish made of fried vegetables
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
- atjar (pre-1967)
Etymology edit
From Malay acar, from Classical Malay اچر (acar), from Classical Persian آچار (āčār, “pickle, marinade”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acar (first-person possessive acarku, second-person possessive acarmu, third-person possessive acarnya)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “acar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish edit
Noun edit
acar m (genitive singular acara)
- Alternative form of acra (“tool, implement; service, convenience”)
Declension edit
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation edit
Irish mutation | |||
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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. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “acar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From ac + -ar, or possibly Latin ac(u)ārius. The final sense was based on French aiguilleur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acar m (plural acari)
- one who makes needles
- a box with supplies for sewing, including needles, thread, etc.
- (railways) switchman, pointsman
- Synonym: macagiu
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- acar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)