cântar

See also: cantar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قنطار (kantar), from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār), from Byzantine Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centenarius, partially through the intermediate of Greek καντάρι (kantári). Doublet of centenar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɨnˈtar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: cân‧tar

Noun

cântar n (plural cântare)

1. scale (device used to measure weight); originally a steelyard
2. (historical) a unit of mass equivalent to about 50 kilogrammes

Declension

Declension of cântar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) cântar	cântarul	(niște) cântare	cântarele
genitive/dative	(unui) cântar	cântarului	(unor) cântare	cântarelor
vocative	cântarule		cântarelor

Derived terms

• cântări
• trage la cântar

See also

• balanță
• cumpănă

References

• cântar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)