acar

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *atsara, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós, from the root *h₂eḱ- (sharp). Compare Old Irish aicher (sharp, fierce, bitter), Latin ācer (pungent, acidic; sharp-minded), Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, pointed, sharp; at the edge), ἄκρον (ákron, peak, sharp point, edge).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈt͡saɾ]

Noun

acar m (indefinite plural acare, definite singular acari, definite plural acaret)

  1. bitter cold
    Synonym: thëllim
  2. period of frost, coldness
  3. (figuratively) bitter, coarse, rough, brisk
  4. dread
  5. (figuratively) astute, sharp-witted
  6. (regional) steel

Adjective

acar m (feminine acare)

  1. exceedingly cold
  2. clean, clear
  3. neat (of a person's clothing, appearance)

Adverb

acar

  1. neatly
  2. rudely
  3. thorny

Derived terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), acar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 1

Indonesian

Etymology

From Persian آچار (âčâr, pickle, marinade).

Noun

acar (plural acar-acar, first-person possessive acarku, second-person possessive acarmu, third-person possessive acarnya)

  1. pickle

Derived terms

  • acar kuning
  • acar matang
  • mengacar

Irish

Noun

acar m (genitive singular acara)

  1. Alternative form of acra (tool, implement; service, convenience)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
acar n-acar hacar t-acar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Romanian

Etymology

From ac + -ar, or possibly Latin ac(u)ārius. The final sense was based on French aiguilleur.

Noun

acar m (plural acari)

  1. one who makes needles
  2. a box with supplies for sewing, including needles, thread, etc.
  3. (railways) switchman, pointsman
    Synonym: macagiu

Further reading

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