яр

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jar"

Bashkir

Яр

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɑr]
• Hyphenation: яр (one syllable)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *yār (“steep bank, shore”).

Cognate with Kazakh жар (jar, “steep bank”), Kyrgyz жар (jar), Uyghur يار (yar, “steep bank; cliff, ravine”), Khakas чар (çar, “bank, shore”), Turkish yar (“cliff”), Yakut сыыр (sıır, “hill”), Chuvash ҫыр (śyr), etc.

Noun

яр • (yar)

1. bank, shore, coast, beach

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *yar (“order; announcement; law, justice”).

Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (jar, “order, instruction”); Kazakh жар (jar, “herald's message”), Kyrgyz жар (jar, “herald's message”), Tuvan чар (çar, “announcement”), etc.

Noun

яр • (yar)

1. (historic) message delivered by heralds

Declension

Declension of яр (yar)

	singular	plural
absolute	яр (yar)	ярҙар (yarźar)
definite genitive	ярҙың (yarźıñ)	ярҙарҙың (yarźarźıñ)
dative	ярға (yarğa)	ярҙарға (yarźarğa)
definite accusative	ярҙы (yarźı)	ярҙарҙы (yarźarźı)
locative	ярҙа (yarźa)	ярҙарҙа (yarźarźa)
ablative	ярҙан (yarźan)	ярҙарҙан (yarźarźan)

Pannonian Rusyn

Seasons of the year

Previous:	жима (žima)
Next:	лєто (ljeto)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak jar, from Proto-Slavic *jarь. Cognates include Slovak jar and Carpathian Rusyn ярь (jarʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jar]
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: яр

Noun

яр (jar) f

1. spring

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “яр”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jar]
• Rhymes: -ar

Etymology 1

From Turkic.

Noun

яр • (jar) m inan (genitive я́ра, nominative plural я́ры, genitive plural я́ров)

1. steep bank, ravine

Declension

Declension of яр (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	я́р jár	я́ры járy
genitive	я́ра jára	я́ров járov
dative	я́ру járu	я́рам járam
accusative	я́р jár	я́ры járy
instrumental	я́ром járom	я́рами járami
prepositional	я́ре járe	я́рах járax
locative	яру́ jarú

Etymology 2

Adjective

яр • (jar)

1. short masculine singular of я́рый (járyj)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jar]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Turkic.

Noun

яр • (jar) m inan (genitive я́ру, nominative plural яри́, genitive plural ярі́в)

1. steep bank, gully, ravine

Declension

Declension of яр (inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	яр jar	яри́ jarý
genitive	я́ру járu	ярі́в jarív
dative	я́рові, я́ру járovi, járu	яра́м jarám
accusative	яр jar	яри́ jarý
instrumental	я́ром járom	яра́ми jarámy
locative	я́рі jári	яра́х jaráx
vocative	я́ре járe	яри́ jarý

Etymology 2

Noun

яр • (jar) f inan (genitive я́рі, uncountable)

1. a kind of paint made from copper

Declension

Declension of яр (inan sg-only 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	яр jar
genitive	я́рі jári
dative	я́рі jári
accusative	яр jar
instrumental	я́р'ю járʺju
locative	я́рі jári
vocative	я́ре járe

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “яр”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka