cântar
See also: cantar
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
cântar n (plural cântare)
- scale (device used to measure weight); originally a steelyard
- (historical) a unit of mass equivalent to about 50 kilogrammes
Declension edit
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 edit
See also edit
References edit
- cântar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)