янтар

Belarusian

Etymology

From dialectal Old Lithuanian jentãras, gentãras, literary giñtaras, gintãras (modern Lithuanian giñtaras). Possibly entered Belarusian via either Old Ruthenian єнтарь (jentarʹ) or Russian янтарь (jantarʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [janˈtar]
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

янта́р • (jantár) m inan (genitive янтару́, uncountable)

1. amber (fossil resin)

   Synonym: буршты́н (burštýn)

Declension

Declension of янта́р (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-b)

	singular
nominative	янта́р jantár
genitive	янтару́ jantarú
dative	янтару́ jantarú
accusative	янта́р jantár
instrumental	янтаро́м jantaróm
locative	янтары́ jantarý

Further reading

• “янтар” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “янтар”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian янта́рь (jantárʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈja̟ntɐr]
• Rhymes: -antɐr
• Syllabification^(key): ян‧тар

Noun

я́нтар • (jántar) m (relational adjective я́нтарен) (singular only)

1. (literary) amber

   Synonym: кехлиба́р (kehlibár)

Declension

Declension of я́нтар

	singular
indefinite	я́нтар jántar
definite (subject form)	я́нтарът jántarǎt
definite (object form)	я́нтара jántara

References

• “янтар”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “янтар”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

• Янтра (Jantra)

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Lithuanian jentaras (modern Lithuanian gintaras), via either Old Slovak jantár, Carpathian Rusyn янта́рь (jantárʹ), or Serbo-Croatian јантар / jantar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjantar]
• Rhymes: -antar
• Hyphenation: ян‧тар

Noun

янтар (jantar) m inan (relational adjective янтарови or янтарни)

1. amber (fossil resin)

Declension

Declension of янтар (jantar)

	singular	plural
nominative	янтар (jantar)	янтари (jantari)
genitive	янтару (jantaru)	янтарох (jantarox)
dative	янтару (jantaru)	янтаром (jantarom)
accusative	янтар (jantar)	янтари (jantari)
instrumental	янтаром (jantarom)	янтарами (jantarami)
locative	янтару (jantaru)	янтарох (jantarox)
vocative	янтару (jantaru)	янтари (jantari)

References

• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M. (1995), “јантар”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Сербско-руски словнїк [Serbian-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Serbo-Croatian), volumes 1 (А – Њ), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy, page 482
• Medʹeši, H.; Fejsa, M.; Timko-Djitko, O. (2010), “янтар”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M.; Šlemender, M.; Čelʹovski, S. (2022), “amber”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 23

Ukrainian

янтар

Etymology

From Middle Ukrainian єнта́рь (jentárʹ), borrowed from Lithuanian jentaras, giñtaras, gẽntaras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɐnˈtar]

• Audio:

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Noun

янта́р • (jantár) m inan (genitive янтарю́, uncountable, relational adjective янта́рний or янтаре́вий)

1. amber (fossil resin)

   Synonym: буршти́н m (burštýn)

Declension

Declension of янта́р
(inan sg-only soft masc-form accent-b)

	singular
nominative	янта́р jantár
genitive	янтарю́ jantarjú
dative	янтаре́ві, янтарю́ jantarévi, jantarjú
accusative	янта́р jantár
instrumental	янтаре́м jantarém
locative	янтарю́, янтарі́ jantarjú, jantarí
vocative	янта́рю jantárju

Noun

янта́р • (jantár) m inan (genitive янтарю́, nominative plural янтарі́, genitive plural янтарі́в)

1. amber (object made of amber)

Declension

Declension of янта́р
(inan soft masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	янта́р jantár	янтарі́ jantarí
genitive	янтарю́ jantarjú	янтарі́в jantarív
dative	янтаре́ві, янтарю́ jantarévi, jantarjú	янтаря́м jantarjám
accusative	янта́р jantár	янтарі́ jantarí
instrumental	янтаре́м jantarém	янтаря́ми jantarjámy
locative	янтарю́, янтарі́ jantarjú, jantarí	янтаря́х jantarjáx
vocative	янта́рю jantárju	янтарі́ jantarí

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “янтар”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “янтар”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]