rarus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *er(e)-, *rē- (“friable, thin”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈraː.rus/

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Adjective

rārus m (feminine rāra, neuter rārum); first/second declension

1. scattered, far apart
2. seldom, few
3. rare, uncommon
4. thin, loose

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	rārus	rāra	rārum		rārī	rārae	rāra
genitive	rārī	rārae	rārī		rārōrum	rārārum	rārōrum
dative	rārō	rārae	rārō		rārīs	rārīs	rārīs
accusative	rārum	rāram	rārum		rārōs	rārās	rāra
ablative	rārō	rārā	rārō		rārīs	rārīs	rārīs
vocative	rāre	rāra	rārum		rārī	rārae	rāra

Derived terms

rārē rārēfaciō rārenter rārēscō rāripilus

rāritās rāriter rāritūdō rārō

Descendants

Albanian: rrallë Aromanian: rar Catalan: rar Danish: rar English: rare French: rare German: rar

Italian: raro Norwegian: rar Portuguese: raro, ralo Romanian: rar Spanish: raro Swedish: rar