cântar

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See also: cantar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قنطار (kantar), from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār), from Byzantine Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centenarius, partially through the intermediate of Greek καντάρι (kantári). Doublet of centenar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɨnˈtar/
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: cân‧tar

Noun

cântar n (plural cântare)

  1. scale (device used to measure weight); originally a steelyard
  2. (historical) a unit of mass equivalent to about 50 kilogrammes

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cântar cântarul cântare cântarele
genitive-dative cântar cântarului cântare cântarelor
vocative cântarule cântarelor

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