твар

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tvar"

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tvarь. Cognates include Polish twarz and Czech tvář.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tvar]

• Audio:

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Noun

твар • (tvar) m inan (genitive тва́ру, nominative plural тва́ры, genitive plural тва́раў)

1. face

Declension

Declension of твар (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	твар tvar	тва́ры tváry
genitive	тва́ру tváru	тва́раў tváraw
dative	тва́ру tváru	тва́рам tváram
accusative	твар tvar	тва́ры tváry
instrumental	тва́рам tváram	тва́рамі tvárami
locative	тва́ры tváry	тва́рах tvárax
count form	—	тва́ры1 tváry1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “твар” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *twōrH-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *twōrˀ-

Proto-Slavic *tvarь

Bulgarian твар

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvarь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tvar]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

твар • (tvar) f

1. (literary) creature, being, living being

Declension

Declension of твар

	singular	plural
indefinite	твар tvar	тва́ри tvári
definite	тварта́ tvartá	тва́рите tvárite

Anagrams

• врат (vrat)

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tvarь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tvar]
• Hyphenation: твар

Noun

твар • (tvar) m

1. (dated) substance, material
2. (dated) complexion, tan

Declension

Declension of твар

	singular
indefinite	твар (tvar)
definite unspecified	тварот (tvarot)
definite proximal	тваров (tvarov)
definite distal	тварон (tvaron)
vocative	твару (tvaru)

References

• “твар” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *twōrH-

Proto-Balto-Slavic *twōrˀ-

Proto-Slavic *tvarь

Old Slovak tvár

Pannonian Rusyn твар

Inherited from Old Slovak tvár, from Proto-Slavic *tvarь. Sense 3 is a semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian твар / tvar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtvar]
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: твар

Noun

твар (tvar) f (diminutive тварочка, augmentative твариска, relational adjective тварови)

1. (anatomy) face (front part of the head)

   Coordinate term: лїцо (ljico)

   умиц твар ― umic tvar ― to wash the face

   викривиц твар ― vikrivic tvar ― to grimace (literally, “to contort the face”)

   дробна твар ― drobna tvar ― a small face

   на твар нє була красна ― na tvar nje bula krasna ― she did not have a pretty face

   попатриц дакому до твари ― popatric dakomu do tvari ― to look someone in the face

2. look, appearance, shape, figure

   Synonyms: випатрунок (vipatrunok), образ (obraz), подоба (podoba), сподоба (spodoba), уява (ujava)

   запаметал його твар ― zapametal joho tvar ― he remembered his appearance

   на твар му бул познати ― na tvar mu bul poznati ― he was known by his appearance

4. (obsolete) material, substance

   Synonym: материя (materija)

Declension

Declension of твар (tvar)

	singular	plural
nominative	твар (tvar)	твари (tvari)
genitive	твари (tvari)	тварох (tvarox)
dative	твари (tvari)	тваром (tvarom)
accusative	твар (tvar)	твари (tvari)
instrumental	твару (tvaru)	тварами (tvarami)
locative	твари (tvari)	тварох (tvarox)
vocative	твар / твари (tvar / tvari)	твари (tvari)

Related terms

adjectives

• тварати (tvarati)

nouns

• ствар f (stvar)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1995), “лице”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (А – Њ), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 601
• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “твар¹”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 847
• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “твар²”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 848
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “face”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 109

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvarь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʋâːr/

Noun

тва̑р f (Latin spelling tvȃr)

1. substance, material

Declension

Declension of твар

	singular	plural
nominative	твар	твари
genitive	тва̑р	тва́рӣ
dative	твари	тварима
accusative	твар	твари
vocative	твари	твари
locative	твари	тварима
instrumental	тварју	тварима

Further reading

• “твар”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic тварь (tvarĭ, “item, object, creation”), from Proto-Slavic *tvarь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʋar]

Noun

твар • (tvar) f animal (genitive тва́рі, nominative plural тва́рі, genitive plural тва́рей)

1. (archaic) animal, creature
2. (archaic, collective) animals

Declension

Declension of твар
(animal 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	твар tvar	тва́рі tvári
genitive	тва́рі tvári	тва́рей tvárej
dative	тва́рі tvári	тва́рям tvárjam
accusative	твар tvar	тва́рі, тва́рей tvári, tvárej
instrumental	тва́р'ю tvárʺju	тва́рями tvárjamy
locative	тва́рі tvári	тва́рях tvárjax
vocative	тва́ре tváre	тва́рі tvári

Noun

твар • (tvar) f pers (genitive тва́рі, nominative plural тва́рі, genitive plural тва́рей)

1. (archaic, derogatory) beast, vile person

Declension

Declension of твар
(pers 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	твар tvar	тва́рі tvári
genitive	тва́рі tvári	тва́рей tvárej
dative	тва́рі tvári	тва́рям tvárjam
accusative	твар tvar	тва́рей tvárej
instrumental	тва́р'ю tvárʺju	тва́рями tvárjamy
locative	тва́рі tvári	тва́рях tvárjax
vocative	тва́ре tváre	тва́рі tvári

Noun

твар • (tvar) f inan (genitive тва́рі, nominative plural тва́рі, genitive plural тва́рей)

1. (archaic) face, visage

Declension

Declension of твар
(inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	твар tvar	тва́рі tvári
genitive	тва́рі tvári	тва́рей tvárej
dative	тва́рі tvári	тва́рям tvárjam
accusative	твар tvar	тва́рі tvári
instrumental	тва́р'ю tvárʺju	тва́рями tvárjamy
locative	тва́рі tvári	тва́рях tvárjax
vocative	тва́ре tváre	тва́рі tvári