Kar

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kar"

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːr/

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kar, from Old High German char (“bowl; dish”), from Proto-Germanic *kazą (“vessel; container”).

Alternative forms

• Kaar, Kahr, Char (obsolete spellings)
• Kärl, Kärle, Kärlein (diminutives)

Noun

Kar n (strong, genitive Kares or Kars, plural Kare)

1. (geology) cirque (curved depression in a mountainside)
2. (obsolete) bowl, vat, trough
3. (obsolete) a regionally varying certain unit of measure for grain

Declension

Declension of Kar [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kar	die	Kare
genitive	eines	des	Kares, Kars	der	Kare
dative	einem	dem	Kar, Kare1	den	Karen
accusative	ein	das	Kar	die	Kare

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Kargletscher
• Karsee

Descendants

• → Czech: kar
• → Polish: kar
• → Serbo-Croatian: kàrlica / ка̀рлица
  • → Bulgarian: ка́рлица (kárlica)
  • → Macedonian: карлица (karlica)
  • → Romanian: carlíță, cấrliță
• → Russian: кар (kar)
• → Ukrainian: кар (kar)

Further reading

• “Kar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kar” in Duden online
• “Kar” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• Kar (Talform) on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Etymology 2

Noun

Kar

1. Abbreviation of Karabiner (“carbine”).

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːʀ/
• Rhymes: -aːʀ

Etymology 1

From Old High German karra.

Noun

Kar f (plural Karen, diminutive Käerchen)

1. cart
2. (informal) banger (old car)

Etymology 2

From Old High German korn, from Proto-Germanic *kurną. Cognate with German Korn, Dutch koren, English corn, Icelandic korn.

Noun

Kar n (uncountable)

1. rye

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Borrowed from English car.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈˈkʰaːɐ̯/

Noun

Kar f (plural Kars)

1. car, automobile

Declension

Declension of Kar

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite	noun	definite	noun
nominative	en	die	Kar	die	Kars
accusative	en	die	Kar	die	Kars
dative	re	der	Kar	de	Kars

See also

• Kaer