thar

English

Adverb

thar (not comparable)

1. Nonstandard form of there.
   • 1849, Dr. M.F. Stephenson, assayor at the Mint at Lumpkin Court House, Dahlonega, Georgia:

     Thar's gold in them thar hills.

   • 1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw‎:

     Ar’n’t we thar yet?

Derived terms

Noun

thar (plural thars)

1. Alternative spelling of tahr

References

Anagrams

• Arth, HART, Hart, Rath, hart, rath, tahr

Albanian

Etymology

From ther (“to cut, slay”), with a similar sense development in other Indo-European languages.

Verb

thar (aorist thara, participle tharë)

1. to add ferment (to milk)

Related terms

• thaj
• ther

References

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish tar, dar (“across, beyond”), from Proto-Celtic *ter, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-. Cognate with Welsh tra; Latin trans, English through, Dutch door. Compare Scottish Gaelic thar and Manx harrish. Doublet of dar (“by”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /hæɾʲ/ (as if spelled thair)

Preposition

thar (plus dative, triggers no mutation in general references but lenition in qualified or particularized references)

1. over
   1. above

      thar an teach ― over the house

   2. over, across

      thar an abhainn ― across the river

2. by, past; through

   thar an doras ― through the door

3. beyond

   thar m’eolas ― beyond my knowledge

4. more than

Inflection

Alternative forms

• thaire

Derived terms

See also Category:Irish phrasal verbs with particle (thar)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

thar

1. Lenited form of tar.

Further reading

• Entries containing “thar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “thar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “thar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 tar, dar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

References

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

thar

1. Alternative form of þeir

Etymology 2

Noun

thar

1. Alternative form of tare

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar.

Adverb

thār

1. there

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: dâer
  • Dutch: daar, d'r, er
  • Limburgish: daer, dao

Further reading

• “thār”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar.

Adverb

thar

1. there

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish tar, dar (“across, beyond”), from Proto-Celtic *ter, from Proto-Indo-European *tr. Cognate with Welsh tra; Latin trans, English through, Dutch door. Compare Irish thar.

Preposition

thar (+ genitive, no mutation)

1. (higher register) over, across

   Sheòl sinn thar na mara. ― We sailed across the sea.

2. beyond

   Tha sin thar mo chomais. ― That is beyond my ability.

Usage notes

• In standard register, thairis air is more commonly used.

Inflection

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 tar, dar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Yola

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔː/
• Homophone: tar

Etymology 1

From Middle English tarien (“to vex”).

Verb

thar

1. to vex
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:

     Dinna thar a dug.

     Don't vex the dog.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

thar

1. Alternative form of aar
   • 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, lines 9:

     Thar was bacoon and gubbages, breed and kippeens,

     There was bacon and cabbages, bread and kippins,

References