Kar

See also: kar, kár, kâr, kär, kår, and Kär

German

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Noun

Kar n (genitive Kares or Kars, plural Kare)

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

Descendants

• → Serbo-Croatian: карлица, kàrlica / ка̀рлица
  • → Bulgarian: ка́рлица (kárlica)
  • → Macedonian: карлица (karlica)
  • → Romanian: carlíță, cấrliță

Further reading

• “Kar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kar” in Duden online

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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