cântar
See also: cantar
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
editcântar n (plural cântare)
- scale (device used to measure weight); originally a steelyard
- (historical) a unit of mass equivalent to about 50 kilogrammes
Declension
editDeclension of cântar
singular | plural | |||
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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
editSee also
editReferences
edit- cântar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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