gars

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See also: Gars, GARs, garš, and gärs

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

gars

  1. plural of gar

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

gars

  1. Alternative form of garce (unit of measure)

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch garst, a variant of gerst, from Middle Dutch gerste, from Old Dutch *gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /χars/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

gars (uncountable)

  1. barley

Descendants[edit]

  • Xhosa: írhási

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French gars, the nominative singular of garçon.

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Noun[edit]

gars m (plural gars)

  1. lad, guy
    Synonyms: bougre, mec, type
  2. (in the plural) guys (usually all male)

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (hot, warm), see also Welsh gwres (heat).

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gars m (1st declension)

  1. spirit
  2. mind, intellect
  3. ghost, spectre
    Synonym: rēgs
  4. vapor

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

gars

  1. Alternative form of gras

Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Germanic borrowing, probably from Frankish *gard (spike, stick) (with reference to the male's penis).

Noun[edit]

gars m (plural gars)

  1. (Jersey) gander

Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

gars m

  1. nominative singular of garçon
  2. nominative singular of garçun

Descendants[edit]