waar
Afar edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
wáar m
Declension edit
Declension of wáar | ||||||||||||||||||
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absolutive | wáar | |||||||||||||||||
predicative | wáara | |||||||||||||||||
subjective | wáar | |||||||||||||||||
genitive | wáar | |||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms edit
References edit
- E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “waar”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Dutch waar, from Middle Dutch waer, from Old Dutch *war, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.
Adverb edit
waar
Etymology 2 edit
From Dutch waar, from Middle Dutch wâer, from Old Dutch *wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz.
Adjective edit
waar (attributive ware, not comparable)
Derived terms edit
Bavarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
waar
- first-person singular subjunctive of sei (“to be”)
- third-person singular subjunctive of sei (“to be”)
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch wāer, from Old Dutch *war, from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar. Cognate with English where.
Adverb edit
waar
- (interrogative) where, in which place
- Waar is Jan?
- Where is John?
- (relative) where, the place that
- Dit is waar hij woont.
- This is where he lives.
- (interrogative, with a preposition) what, which thing
- Waar is dat goed voor?
- What is that good for?
- (relative, with a preposition) what, that which
- Dit is waar dat goed voor is.
- This is what that is good for.
Usage notes edit
With a preposition, waar is used instead of wat to create a pronominal adverb. See also Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs.
Derived terms edit
See Category:Dutch pronominal adverbs
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: waar
- Javindo: waar
- Jersey Dutch: wääir
- Negerhollands: waar, wa
- Petjo: waar
- Skepi Creole Dutch: war
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch wâer, from Old Dutch *wār, from Proto-West Germanic *wār, from Proto-Germanic *wēraz.
Adjective edit
waar (not comparable)
- true
- authentic
- Synonyms: echt, authentiek
- Antonyms: onecht, vals
- legitimate
Inflection edit
Inflection of waar | ||||
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uninflected | waar | |||
inflected | ware | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | waar | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ware | ||
n. sing. | waar | |||
plural | ware | |||
definite | ware | |||
partitive | waars |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Middle Dutch wāre, from Old Dutch *wara, from Proto-Germanic *warō, probably related to *waraz (“wary, watchful”). Cognate with English ware.
Noun edit
waar f (plural waren)
- A commodity, ware, merchandise, product.
- Synonym: goed
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
waar
- inflection of waren:
Kalasha edit
Noun edit
waar
Kamarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.
Noun edit
waar
- A root (of plant).
Low German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German wār, wōr, wūr, from Old Saxon hwār.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
waar
- (interrogative) where (at what place)
- (relative) where (at or in which place or situation)
- (interrogative, with a preposition) what, which thing
- (relative, with a preposition) what, that which
- (relative) when, that (on which; at which time)
Synonyms edit
Nzadi edit
Noun edit
wǎàr (plural mǎàr)
- A canoe.
Further reading edit
- Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN