kaar

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See also: Kaar and kaˀar

Dutch

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cāre, from Old Dutch *cara, from Proto-West Germanic *karu, from Proto-Germanic *karō (care, sorrow, cry), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (shout, call). Cognate with English care.

Noun

kaar f (plural karen, diminutive kaartje n)

  1. (obsolete) care, concern
    Synonyms: zorg, bekommering

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kaar n (plural karen, diminutive kaartje n)

  1. (obsolete) A barrel, basket
    Synonyms: ton, korf
  2. (obsolete) A skep
    Synonym: bijenkorf

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaari. Cognate with Finnish kaari.

Noun

kaar (genitive kaare, partitive kaart)

  1. arc

Declension

Declension of kaar (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaar kaared
accusative nom.
gen. kaare
genitive kaarte
partitive kaart kaari
illative kaarde
kaaresse
kaartesse
kaarisse
inessive kaares kaartes
kaaris
elative kaarest kaartest
kaarist
allative kaarele kaartele
kaarile
adessive kaarel kaartel
kaaril
ablative kaarelt kaartelt
kaarilt
translative kaareks kaarteks
kaariks
terminative kaareni kaarteni
essive kaarena kaartena
abessive kaareta kaarteta
comitative kaarega kaartega

Derived terms

Gagauz

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kār. Cognate to Turkish kar.

Noun

kaar

  1. snow

References

  • Baskakov, N. A. (1991) İsmail Kaynak, A. Mecit Doğru, transl., Gagauz Türkçesinin Sözlüğü [The Dictionary of Gagauz Turkish] (in Turkish), Ankara: Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları, page 124

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English car, from Middle English carre, borrowed from Anglo-Norman carre, from Old Northern French. Doublet of diaka, partially.

Pronunciation

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): , (enunciated)
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /kæɰærˠ/
  • Bender phonemes: {kahar}

Derived terms

Noun

kaar (construct form kaarin)

  1. a car

References

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kakra.

Noun

kaar (genitive kaara, partitive kaara)

  1. oats

Inflection

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