har

See also: Har, hár, Hár, hār, här, hår, and Appendix:Variations of "har"

EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English harre, herre, from Old English heorra (“hinge; cardinal point”), from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerd- (“to move, sway, swing, jump”). Cognate with Scots herre, harr, har (“hinge”), Dutch harre, her, har (“hinge”), Icelandic hjarri (“hinge”), Latin cardō (“hinge”).

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

har (plural hars)

  1. (dialectal) A hinge.

Etymology 2Edit

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative formsEdit

InterjectionEdit

har

  1. A sound of laughter, with a sarcastic connotation.

AnagramsEdit

Alemannic GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German har.

AdverbEdit

har

  1. (Uri) hither, here (to this place)

ReferencesEdit

BasqueEdit

NounEdit

har

  1. worm, caterpillar

See alsoEdit

CimbrianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German hār, from Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą (“hair”). Cognate with German Haar, English hair.

NounEdit

har n

  1. (Luserna, Tredici Comuni) hair

ReferencesEdit

  • “har” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

har

  1. present of have

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Unknown.

NounEdit

har f (plural harren)

  1. (dated) hinge
    Synonym: scharnier

Etymology 2Edit

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

NounEdit

har f (plural harren, diminutive harretje n)

  1. (dialectal, chiefly diminutive) gap, narrow opening (especially of doors, windows and hatches)
    Synonym: kier

FaroeseEdit

AdverbEdit

har (not comparable)

  1. there

AntonymsEdit

Related termsEdit

IrishEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

har

  1. h-prothesized form of ar

KaraimEdit

DeterminerEdit

har

  1. every
  2. each

ReferencesEdit

Koyra ChiiniEdit

NounEdit

har

  1. man

ReferencesEdit

  • Jeffrey Heath, A Grammar of Koyra Chiini: The Songhay of Timbuktu

Middle EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

har

  1. Alternative form of herre (“hinge”)

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

har

  1. Alternative form of her (“hair”)

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

har (plural hares)

  1. Alternative form of hare (“hare”)

Etymology 4Edit

NounEdit

har (plural haren)

  1. Alternative form of here (“army”)

Etymology 5Edit

InterjectionEdit

har

  1. Alternative form of harou (a call of distress)

Etymology 6Edit

AdjectiveEdit

har

  1. Alternative form of hor (“hoar”)

Etymology 7Edit

DeterminerEdit

har

  1. (chiefly West Midlands, Kent) Alternative form of here (“their”)

Etymology 8Edit

VerbEdit

har

  1. Alternative form of heren (“to hear”)

Norwegian BokmålEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

har

  1. present of ha

Norwegian NynorskEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

har

  1. present of ha

OccitanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

har (Gascony)

  1. to make

ConjugationEdit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

ReferencesEdit

  • Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 77.

Old DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *hērą.

NounEdit

hār n

  1. hair

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

DescendantsEdit

  • Middle Dutch: hâer

Further readingEdit

  • “hār”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *hairaz, from Proto-Indo-European *key-, *koy-. Cognate with Old High German hēr (German hehr (“august, holy”)), Old Norse hárr (“grey”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃 (hais, “torch”), Old Saxon hēr. Non-Germanic cognates include Sanskrit केतु (ketu, “light, torch”).

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

hār

  1. grey-haired, old and grey, venerable

DeclensionEdit

Declension of hār — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hār hār hār
Accusative hārne hāre hār
Genitive hāres hārre hāres
Dative hārum hārre hārum
Instrumental hāre hārre hāre
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hāre hāra, hāre hār
Accusative hāre hāra, hāre hār
Genitive hārra hārra hārra
Dative hārum hārum hārum
Instrumental hārum hārum hārum
Declension of hār — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hāra hāre hāre
Accusative hāran hāran hāre
Genitive hāran hāran hāran
Dative hāran hāran hāran
Instrumental hāran hāran hāran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hāran hāran hāran
Accusative hāran hāran hāran
Genitive hārra, hārena hārra, hārena hārra, hārena
Dative hārum hārum hārum
Instrumental hārum hārum hārum

DescendantsEdit

Old FrisianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“grey”). Cognates include Old English hār and Old High German hēr.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

hār

  1. honourable

ReferencesEdit

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old High GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”). Compare Old Saxon hār, Old English her, hǣr, Old Norse hár.

NounEdit

hār n

  1. hair

DescendantsEdit

Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.

NounEdit

hār n

  1. hair

DeclensionEdit

Declension of hār (a-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hār hārit hār hārin
accusative hār hārit hār hārin
dative hāri, -e hārinu, -eno hārum, -om hārumin, -omen
genitive hārs hārsins hāra hāranna

DescendantsEdit

PhaluraEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Urdu ہر‎ (har), from Persian [Term?].

PronunciationEdit

DeterminerEdit

har (Perso-Arabic spelling ہر)

  1. every

ReferencesEdit

  • Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χάρις (kháris).

NounEdit

har m (plural haruri)

  1. grace

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

har

  1. present tense of ha.

UzbekEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Persian هر‎ (har).

DeterminerEdit

har

  1. each
  2. every
  3. any

West FrisianEdit

PronunciationEdit

DeterminerEdit

har

  1. her (third-person singular feminine possessive determiner)

DeterminerEdit

har

  1. their (third-person plural possessive determiner)
    Synonym: harren

PronounEdit

har

  1. object of sy (“she”)

PronounEdit

har

  1. object of sy (“they”)
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