phare

English

Etymology

From French phare. Doublet of Pharos and Hvar.

Noun

phare (plural phares)

1. beacon
2. lighthouse

Anagrams

• Harpe, Phrae, harpe, hepar, raphe

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pharus, itself from Ancient Greek Φάρος (Pháros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faʁ/

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• Rhymes: -aʁ
• Homophones: far, phares
• Hyphenation: phare

Adjective

phare (plural phares)

1. leading, signature, key, flagship

   “La vie en rose” est une des chansons phares d’Édith Piaf.

   “La vie en rose” is one of Edith Piaf's signature songs.

Noun

phare m (plural phares)

1. lighthouse
2. lantern (in a lighthouse)
3. headlight (of a vehicle)
4. headlamp (of a vehicle)
5. (figuratively) beacon, luminary
6. (nautical) The set of sails on the mast.

Derived terms

• appel de phares
• gardien de phare
• gardienne de phare
• phare antibrouillard

 

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: фар (far)
• → English: phare
• → Khmer: ហ្វារ (faa)
• → Luxembourgish: Phar
• → Macedonian: фар (far)
• → Moore: faare
• → Romanian: far
• → Russian: фара (fara)
  • → Crimean Tatar: fara
• → Turkish: far
• → Vietnamese: pha

Further reading

• “phare”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• harpe

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰa.re/, [ˈpʰärɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.re/, [ˈfäːre]

Noun

phare

1. vocative singular of pharus

Middle English

Noun

phare

1. Alternative form of fare