zahar
Basque
Etymology
From Proto-Basque *za(h)ar. Compare Aquitanian *sahar.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /s̻ahar/ [s̻a.har]
- Rhymes: -ahar, -ar
- Rhymes: -ar
- Hyphenation: za‧har
Adjective
zahar (comparative zaharrago, superlative zaharren, excessive zaharregi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | zahar | zaharra | zaharrak | |
| ergative | zaharrek | zaharrak | zaharrek | |
| dative | zaharri | zaharrari | zaharrei | |
| genitive | zaharren | zaharraren | zaharren | |
| comitative | zaharrekin | zaharrarekin | zaharrekin | |
| causative | zaharrengatik | zaharrarengatik | zaharrengatik | |
| benefactive | zaharrentzat | zaharrarentzat | zaharrentzat | |
| instrumental | zaharrez | zaharraz | zaharrez | |
| inessive | anim | zaharrengan | zaharrarengan | zaharrengan |
| inan | zaharretan | zaharrean | zaharretan | |
| locative | anim | — | — | — |
| inan | zaharretako | zaharreko | zaharretako | |
| allative | anim | zaharrengana | zaharrarengana | zaharrengana |
| inan | zaharretara | zaharrera | zaharretara | |
| terminative | anim | zaharrenganaino | zaharrarenganaino | zaharrenganaino |
| inan | zaharretaraino | zaharreraino | zaharretaraino | |
| directive | anim | zaharrenganantz | zaharrarenganantz | zaharrenganantz |
| inan | zaharretarantz | zaharrerantz | zaharretarantz | |
| destinative | anim | zaharrenganako | zaharrarenganako | zaharrenganako |
| inan | zaharretarako | zaharrerako | zaharretarako | |
| ablative | anim | zaharrengandik | zaharrarengandik | zaharrengandik |
| inan | zaharretatik | zaharretik | zaharretatik | |
| partitive | zaharrik | — | — | |
| prolative | zahartzat | — | — | |
Derived terms
References
- R. L. Trask (2008) “zahar”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 366
Further reading
- “zahar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
- “zahar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
Old High German
Alternative forms
- zahhar
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *tahr.
Noun
zahar m
- tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)
Descendants
- Middle High German: zahar, zeher
- Central Middle High German: zār ⇒ zære pl
- German: Zähre sg
- → Italian: zacchera
- → Middle Low German: zâhē, zaahe
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaˈhar/
- Rhymes: -ar
- Hyphenation: za‧har
Noun
zahar n (plural zaharuri)
- (biochemistry) sugar (class of molecules)
- (Moldavia (region), dated) alternative form of zahăr (“sugar”)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | zahar | zaharul | zaharuri | zaharurile | |
| genitive-dative | zahar | zaharului | zaharuri | zaharurilor | |
| vocative | zaharule | zaharurilor | |||