aar

See also: Aar, AAR, åar, -aar, a-ar, äär, and år

Afrikaans

Etymology

From dialectal Dutch aar, syncopic form of ader, from Middle Dutch adere, from Old Dutch *āthara, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrō.

Noun

aar (plural are, diminutive aartjie)

1. vein (blood vessel)

   Die bloed het in my are gevries toe ek daardie skreeu hoor.

   The blood ran cold in my veins when I heard that scream.

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːr/

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• Hyphenation: aar
• Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch âer, from Old Dutch *ār, from Proto-Germanic *ahaz.

Noun

aar f (plural aren, diminutive aartje n)

1. ear (of corn, grain etc.)

Derived terms

• korenaar

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch āer.

Noun

aar m (plural aren, diminutive aartje n)

1. (archaic) eagle

Synonyms

• arend, adelaar

Noun

aar f (plural aren, diminutive aartje n)

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of ader.

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Gagauz

Etymology

From Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (agır), from Proto-Turkic *āgır, *iagɨr.

Adjective

aar (comparative daha aar, superlative en aar)

1. heavy

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Old Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *jērą.

Noun

aar n (nominative plural aar)

1. year
   • 13th century, Henrik Harpestræng, "Quomodo temperertur salsum dominorum et quam diu durat.", An Early Northern Cookery Book, 7.

     Thæt ær hærræ salsæ, oc ær goth et halft aar.

     This is a lordly sauce, and it is good for half a year.

Descendants

• Danish: år

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Wolof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːr/

Etymology 1

Verb

aar

1. to wash a piece of linen for the first time

Etymology 2

Verb

aar

1. to protect, to defend