beťár

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian betyár (“rascal”). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbecaːr]

Noun

beťár m anim

1. scoundrel

   Synonyms: figliar, huncút, lapaj, šibal

Declension

Declension of beťár

	singular	plural
nominative	beťár	beťári
genitive	beťára	beťárov
dative	beťárovi	beťárom
accusative	beťára	beťárov
locative	beťárovi	beťároch
instrumental	beťárom	beťármi

Further reading

• “beťár”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024