acar

See also: acaṛ, acār, açar, açâr, and ācār

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *atsara, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós, from the root *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Compare Old Irish aicher (“sharp, fierce, bitter”), Latin ācer (“pungent, acidic; sharp-minded”), Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “pointed, sharp; at the edge”), ἄκρον (ákron, “peak, sharp point, edge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈt͡saɾ]

Noun

acar m (plural acare, definite acari, definite plural acaret)

1. bitter cold

   Synonym: thëllim

2. period of frost, coldness
3. (figurative) bitter, coarse, rough, brisk
4. dread
5. (figurative) astute, sharp-witted
6. (old or regional) steel

Adjective

acar (feminine acare)

1. exceedingly cold
2. clean, clear
3. neat (of a person's clothing, appearance)

Adverb

acar

1. neatly
2. rudely
3. thorny

Derived terms

• acari
• acarim
• acaroj
• acarohem
• acarimë
• acartë

Ambonese Malay

Noun

acar

1. kind of dish made of fried vegetables

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• atjar (pre-1967)

Etymology

From Malay acar, from Classical Malay اچر‎ (acar), from Persian آچار‎ (âčâr, “pickle, marinade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat͡ʃar/

Noun

acar (first-person possessive acarku, second-person possessive acarmu, third-person possessive acarnya)

1. (cooking) pickle, achar

Derived terms

• mengacar

 

• acar kuning
• acar matang

 

Further reading

• “acar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Irish

Noun

acar m (genitive singular acara)

1. Alternative form of acra (“tool, implement; service, convenience”)

Declension

Declension of acar

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative acar Vocative a acar Genitive acara Dative acar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-acar Genitive an acara Dative leis an acar don acar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
acar	n-acar	hacar	t-acar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “acar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Romanian

Etymology

From ac +‎ -ar, or possibly Latin ac(u)ārius. The final sense was based on French aiguilleur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkar/

Noun

acar m (plural acari)

1. one who makes needles
2. a box with supplies for sewing, including needles, thread, etc.
3. (railways) switchman, pointsman

   Synonym: macagiu

Declension

Declension of acar

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) acar	acarul	(niște) acari	acarii
genitive/dative	(unui) acar	acarului	(unor) acari	acarilor
vocative	acarule		acarilor

Further reading

• acar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)