zadar

Romanian

Alternative forms

• zădar, zedar — archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic за (za) + даръ (darŭ), from Proto-Slavic *za + *darъ (“gift”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈdar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: za‧dar

Adjective

zadar m or n (feminine singular zadară, masculine plural zadari, feminine and neuter plural zadare)

1. (obsolete and rare outside expression în zadar) useless, futile

   Synonyms: zadarnic, degeaba

Declension

Declension of zadar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	zadar		zadară	zadari	zadare
	definite	zadarul		zadara	zadarii	zadarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	zadar		zadare	zadari	zadare
	definite	zadarului		zadarei	zadarelor	zadarilor

Derived terms

• în zadar
• zadarnic
• zădărnici
• zădărnicie
• zădărnicire

References

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