beťár

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian betyár (“rascal”). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbecaːr]

Noun

beťár m pers (female equivalent beťárka, relational adjective beťársky, diminutive beťárik, augmentative beťárisko)

  1. scoundrel
    Synonyms: figliar, huncút, lapaj, šibal

Declension

Declension of beťár
(pattern chlap)
singularplural
nominativebeťárbeťári
genitivebeťárabeťárov
dativebeťárovibeťárom
accusativebeťárabeťárov
locativebeťárovibeťároch
instrumentalbeťárombeťármi

Further reading

  • “beťár”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
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