acar

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. (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

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Persian آچار (âčâr, “pickle, marinade”).

Noun

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

1. pickle

Derived terms

• acar kuning
• acar matang
• mengacar

 

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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

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Romanian

Etymology

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

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

Further reading

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