čára

See also: cara, Cara, cará, carā, căra, and çara

Czech

Etymology

Probably derived from čáry (magic), čarovat (to conjure), meaning a magical line, e.g. the delineation of a magic circle.[1] Possibly connected also with Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃaːra/
  • (file)

Noun

čára f

  1. line
  2. threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. "čára" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
  2. "čára" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Further reading

  • čára in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • čára in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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