See also: Agar, agár, ágar, and -agar

English

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Pigmented colonies of Serratia marcescens on nutrient agar

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Etymology 1

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From Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

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agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)

  1. A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
  2. A culture medium based on this material.
    • 2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 8:
      An hour before, he had been in lab, removing from the incubator his boxes of agar plates.
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Etymology 2

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Probably from Hindi अगर (agar), from Sanskrit अगरु (agaru)

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agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)

  1. agarwood
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Czech

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Borrowed from Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

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agar m inan

  1. agar (material obtained from the marine algae)

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Estonian

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Etymology

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Of Finnic origin. Cognates include Finnish häkärä (eagerness to do something; ardent desire, lust), Karelian häkärä (lust, lechery) and Livonian agār (lively). See also Finnish häkärä (mist, fog) and Finnish ahkera (hardworking).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɡ̊ɑr/, [ˈɑɡ̊ɑr]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡɑr
  • Hyphenation: a‧gar

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agar (genitive agara, partitive agarat, comparative agaram, superlative kõige agaram)

  1. eager, willing

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Declension of agar (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative agar agarad
accusative nom.
gen. agara
genitive agarate
partitive agarat agaraid
illative agarasse agaratesse
agaraisse
inessive agaras agarates
agarais
elative agarast agaratest
agaraist
allative agarale agaratele
agaraile
adessive agaral agaratel
agarail
ablative agaralt agaratelt
agarailt
translative agaraks agarateks
agaraiks
terminative agarani agarateni
essive agarana agaratena
abessive agarata agarateta
comitative agaraga agaratega

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References

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  • agar in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • agar”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɡɑr/, [ˈɑ̝ɡɑ̝r]
  • Rhymes: -ɑɡɑr
  • Syllabification(key): a‧gar

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agar

  1. Alternative form of agar-agar.

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Inflection of agar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative agar agarit
genitive agarin agarien
partitive agaria agareja
illative agariin agareihin
singular plural
nominative agar agarit
accusative nom. agar agarit
gen. agarin
genitive agarin agarien
partitive agaria agareja
inessive agarissa agareissa
elative agarista agareista
illative agariin agareihin
adessive agarilla agareilla
ablative agarilta agareilta
allative agarille agareille
essive agarina agareina
translative agariksi agareiksi
abessive agaritta agareitta
instructive agarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of agar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative agarini agarini
accusative nom. agarini agarini
gen. agarini
genitive agarini agarieni
partitive agariani agarejani
inessive agarissani agareissani
elative agaristani agareistani
illative agariini agareihini
adessive agarillani agareillani
ablative agariltani agareiltani
allative agarilleni agareilleni
essive agarinani agareinani
translative agarikseni agareikseni
abessive agarittani agareittani
instructive
comitative agareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative agarisi agarisi
accusative nom. agarisi agarisi
gen. agarisi
genitive agarisi agariesi
partitive agariasi agarejasi
inessive agarissasi agareissasi
elative agaristasi agareistasi
illative agariisi agareihisi
adessive agarillasi agareillasi
ablative agariltasi agareiltasi
allative agarillesi agareillesi
essive agarinasi agareinasi
translative agariksesi agareiksesi
abessive agarittasi agareittasi
instructive
comitative agareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative agarimme agarimme
accusative nom. agarimme agarimme
gen. agarimme
genitive agarimme agariemme
partitive agariamme agarejamme
inessive agarissamme agareissamme
elative agaristamme agareistamme
illative agariimme agareihimme
adessive agarillamme agareillamme
ablative agariltamme agareiltamme
allative agarillemme agareillemme
essive agarinamme agareinamme
translative agariksemme agareiksemme
abessive agarittamme agareittamme
instructive
comitative agareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative agarinne agarinne
accusative nom. agarinne agarinne
gen. agarinne
genitive agarinne agarienne
partitive agarianne agarejanne
inessive agarissanne agareissanne
elative agaristanne agareistanne
illative agariinne agareihinne
adessive agarillanne agareillanne
ablative agariltanne agareiltanne
allative agarillenne agareillenne
essive agarinanne agareinanne
translative agariksenne agareiksenne
abessive agarittanne agareittanne
instructive
comitative agareinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative agarinsa agarinsa
accusative nom. agarinsa agarinsa
gen. agarinsa
genitive agarinsa agariensa
partitive agariaan
agariansa
agarejaan
agarejansa
inessive agarissaan
agarissansa
agareissaan
agareissansa
elative agaristaan
agaristansa
agareistaan
agareistansa
illative agariinsa agareihinsa
adessive agarillaan
agarillansa
agareillaan
agareillansa
ablative agariltaan
agariltansa
agareiltaan
agareiltansa
allative agarilleen
agarillensa
agareilleen
agareillensa
essive agarinaan
agarinansa
agareinaan
agareinansa
translative agarikseen
agariksensa
agareikseen
agareiksensa
abessive agarittaan
agarittansa
agareittaan
agareittansa
instructive
comitative agareineen
agareinensa

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agar m (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of agar-agar

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Borrowed from Esperanto agiFrench agirGerman agierenItalian agireSpanish agir.

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agar (present agas, past agis, future agos, conditional agus, imperative agez)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to do, act

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  • facar (to make; to do, perform)
  • agendo (agenda)
  • akto (act)

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡar/
  • Rhymes: -ɡar
  • Hyphenation: a‧gar

Etymology 1

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From Malay agar, from Sanskrit अग्र (agra).

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agar

  1. so that; in order to
    Synonyms: sehingga, supaya
    1. indicates purpose; with the result that
    2. indicates purpose; in such a way that, with the intent that
  2. to; in order to (as a means of achieving the specified end)
    Synonym: supaya
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  • This word with supaya are often used together as "agar supaya" to mean "in order to".

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agar (colloquial)

  1. short for agar-agar.

Irish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English agar, from Malay.

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agar m (genitive singular agair, nominative plural agair)

  1. agar
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agar m

  1. Alternative form of agairt (plea; vengeance, retribution)

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

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agar

  1. rest day

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agar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of agō
    1. "I shall be done, I shall be made"
    2. "I shall be accomplished, I shall be managed, I shall be achieved"
    3. "I shall be performed, I shall be transacted"
    4. "I shall be driven, I shall be conducted"
    5. "I shall be pushed, I shall be moved, I shall be impelled"
    6. "I shall be guided, I shall be governed, I shall be administered"
    7. "I shall be discussed, I shall be pleaded, I shall be deliberated"
    8. "I shall be thought upon"
    9. "I shall be stirred up, I shall be excited, I shall be caused, I shall be induced"
    10. "I shall be chased, I shall be pursued"
    11. (of a course of action) "I shall be driven, I shall be pursued"
    12. "I shall be robbed, I shall be stolen, I shall be plundered, I shall be carried off"
    13. (of time) "I shall be passed, I shall be spent"
    14. (of offerings) "I shall be slain, I shall be killed (as a sacrifice)"
    15. (of plants) "I shall be put forth, I shall be sprouted, I shall be extended"
  2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of agō
    1. "may I be done, may I be made"
    2. "may I be accomplished, may I be managed, may I be achieved"
    3. "may I be performed, may I be transacted"
    4. "may I be driven, may I be conducted"
    5. "may I be pushed, may I be moved, may I be impelled"
    6. "may I be guided, may I be governed, may I be administered"
    7. "may I be discussed, may I be pleaded, may I be deliberated"
    8. "may I be thought upon"
    9. "may I be stirred up, may I be excited, may I be caused, may I be induced"
    10. "may I be chased, may I be pursued"
    11. (of a course of action) "may I be driven, may I be pursued"
    12. "may I be robbed, may I be stolen, may I be plundered, may I be carried off"
    13. (of time) "may I be passed, may I be spent"
    14. (of offerings) "may I be slain, may I be killed (as a sacrifice)"
    15. (of plants) "may I be put forth, may I be sprouted, may I be extended"

Malay

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Etymology 1

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Borrowing from Sanskrit अग्र (agra).

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agar (Jawi spelling اݢر)

  1. so that (in order to)
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  • Indonesian: agar

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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agar (Jawi spelling اݢر, plural agar-agar, informal 1st possessive agarku, 2nd possessive agarmu, 3rd possessive agarnya)

  1. agar (a material obtained from the marine algae), agar-agar
  2. agar (chemistry)
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Old Irish

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·agar

  1. passive singular present indicative of aigid

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agar

  1. inflection of aigid:
    1. passive singular present indicative relative
    2. passive singular imperative

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
agar
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)
unchanged n-agar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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agar

  1. second/third-person singular present active indicative of aga

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Malay agar. First attested in 1890.[1][2]

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agar m inan (indeclinable, related adjective agarowy)

  1. agar, agar-agar (gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis, and as a food additive)
    Synonym: agar-agar
  2. agar, agar-agar (type of red algae)
    Synonym: agar-agar
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Indeclinable.

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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agar m inan

  1. agar, agarwood, agalloch, oud (heartwood from trees of the genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis, infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produces an aromatic resin in response to this infestation)
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  1. ^ Odo Bujwid (1890) Rys zasad bakteryologii w zastosowaniu do medycyny i hygieny. Cz. 1, Ogólna[1], page 48
  2. ^ agar in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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  • agar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • agar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • agar in PWN's encyclopedia

Spanish

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  • IPA(key): /aˈɡaɾ/ [aˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧gar

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agar m (plural agares)

  1. Alternative form of agar-agar

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Swedish

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agar

  1. indefinite plural of ag

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agar

  1. present indicative of aga

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Uzbek

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Etymology

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From Persian اگر (agar).

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agar

  1. if (supposing that)