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Translingual
Symbol
aar
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Afar.
Afrikaans
Etymology
From dialectal Dutch aar, syncopic form of ader, from Middle Dutch adere, from Old Dutch *āthara, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrō.
Pronunciation
Noun
aar (plural are, diminutive aartjie)
- vein (blood vessel)
Die bloed het in my are gevries toe ek daardie skreeu hoor.- The blood ran cold in my veins when I heard that scream.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch âer, from Old Dutch *ār, from Proto-West Germanic *ahaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *ahaz.
Noun
aar f (plural aren, diminutive aartje n)
- ear (of corn, grain etc.)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch āer.
Noun
aar m (plural aren, diminutive aartje n)
- (archaic) eagle
Synonyms
Etymology 3
Noun
aar f (plural aren, diminutive aartje n)
- (dialectal) Alternative form of ader.
Gagauz
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkish (agır), from Proto-Turkic *āgır, *iagɨr.
Adjective
aar (comparative daha aar, superlative en aar)
- heavy
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
aar n (definite singular aaret or aare, indefinite plural aar, definite plural aari)
- (non-standard since 1917) Obsolete spelling of år
Old Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *jērą.
Noun
aar n (nominative plural aar)
- year
Descendants
Wolof
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
aar
- to wash a piece of linen for the first time
Etymology 2
Verb
aar
- to protect, to defend
Yola
Etymology 1
From Middle English are (“their”), from Old English heora, hira, genitive of hīe (“they”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Determiner
aar
- their
1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 3, page 84:Aar gentrize ware bibbern,- Their gentry were quaking,
1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 84:fan ee-daff ee aar scoth!- when stript in their shirts!
1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 84:
1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 86:Mot w'all aar boust,- But with all their bravado
1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 5, page 86:At aar errone- That their errand
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle English thare, from Old English þār, from Proto-West Germanic *þār.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Pronoun
aar
- there
1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page 86:An aar w' had Treblere an sturdy Cournug.- And there we had Treblere and sturdy Cournug.
1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 93:Aar was a gooude puddeen maate o bran.- There was a good pudding made of bran.
1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 93:Aar was pizzeen, an beanès, an barich amang.- There were pease and beans, and barley-mung.
1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 93:Aar was bidaades an heereen.- There were potatoes and herrings;
1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 102:Aar was nodhing ee-left mot a heade,- There was nothing left but the head,
Derived terms
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 21