raar

See also: rår

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch raer (“rare, unusual”) (itself rarely occurring), borrowed from Latin rārus (“rare, uncommon”). Cognate with English rare and Spanish raro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːr/

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• Hyphenation: raar
• Rhymes: -aːr
• Homophone: Raar

Adjective

raar (comparative raarder, superlative raarst)

1. strange, odd, weird, unusual

Inflection

Declension of raar
uninflected	raar
inflected	rare
comparative	raarder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		raar	raarder	het raarst het raarste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	rare	raardere	raarste
	n. sing.	raar	raarder	raarste
	plural	rare	raardere	raarste
definite		rare	raardere	raarste
partitive		raars	raarders	—

Descendants

• Negerhollands: rar
• → Papiamentu: rar, raar