Bar

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English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

the Bar

  1. (legal senses) Alternative spelling of bar.

Etymology 2

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From Serbo-Croatian Bȃr.

Proper noun

Bar

  1. A town and municipality of Montenegro
Translations

Etymology 3

Shortening.

Proper noun

Bar

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.

Etymology 4

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From Ukrainian Бар (Bar).

Proper noun

Bar

  1. A city in Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine
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German

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Etymology 1

Borrowed in the 19th century from English bar, from Old French barre.

Noun

Bar f (genitive Bar, plural Bars)

  1. bar (desk)
  2. night club (pub)
Declension
Declension of Bar
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bar die Bars
genitive einer der Bar der Bars
dative einer der Bar den Bars
accusative eine die Bar die Bars
Descendants
  • → Hungarian: bár

Etymology 2

Scholarly creation from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”).

Noun

Bar n (strong, genitive Bars, plural Bars)

  1. bar (unit of pressure)
  2. cash
Declension
Declension of Bar
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bar die Bars
genitive eines des Bars der Bars
dative einem dem Bar den Bars
accusative ein das Bar die Bars

Further reading

  • “Bar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Bar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Bar” in Duden online

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Clipping of Antivari, from Latin Antibarum.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bȃr m (Cyrillic spelling Ба̑р)

  1. Bar (a town and municipality of Montenegro)

Declension

Declension of Bar
singular
nominative Bȃr
genitive Bȃra
dative Bȃru
accusative Bȃr
vocative Bȃre
locative Bȃru
instrumental Bȃrom

References

  • “Bar” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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