achar

English

Alternative forms

• achaar

Etymology

From Hindi अचार (acār)/Urdu اچار (acār), from Persian آچار (âčâr).

Noun

achar (countable and uncountable, plural achars)

1. A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.

Anagrams

• chara

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese achar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin afflare (“blow”). Cognate with Portuguese achar and Spanish hallar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive, now rare) to find, come upon
   • 1555, Hernán Nunez, Refranes en Romance:

     Ala me leue Deus, donde ache' dos meus

     May God take me to places where I come upon my people

   Synonym: atopar

2. (transitive, dated) to find, find out; to think
   • c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 806:

     prouarõ tres escaleyras de fuste et acharõnas curtas; et desi atarõnas a hũa cõ a outra et deytarõnas a hũa torre

     they tried three wooden ladders but found them too short; and so they tied them together and leaned them against a tower

   Synonyms: coidar, pensar

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “achar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “achar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Irish

Etymology

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From Old Irish ochair (“edge”), from Proto-Celtic *okris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris (compare Latin ocris (“rugged mountain”), Ancient Greek ὄκρις (ókris, “sharp edge”)), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxəɾˠ/

Noun

achar m (genitive singular achair)

1. distance, journey; extent; area
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 7:

     ḱē n t-axr̥, ə tā ən drehəd šin æš šo?

     conventional orthography:

     Cén t-achar atá an droichead sin as seo?

     What distance (i.e. how far) is that bridge from here?

2. period of time
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:

     ə wakə tū n bĭaiəx ūd lomsə, a çȧn̄ə mē tā axr̥ gȧŕəȷ?

     conventional orthography:

     An bhfaca tú an beithíoch úd liomsa a cheannaigh mé tá achar gairid?

     Did you see that cow of mine that I bought a short time ago?

Declension

Declension of achar

First declension

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

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

Derived terms

• Achar an Dá Lá Dhéag (“the Twelve Days of Christmas; Epiphany”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ochair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “achar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 3
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “achar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “achar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “achar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• “achar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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Old Irish

Adjective

achar

1. Alternative form of aicher

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	achar	achar	achar
Vocative	achair* achar**
Accusative	achar	achair
Genitive	achair	achrae, achaire	achair
Dative	achur	achair	achur
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	achair	achra
Vocative	achru achra†
Accusative	achru achra†
Genitive	achar
Dative	achraib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
achar (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	n-achar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈʃa(ʁ)/
• IPA^(key): /ɐˈʃaɾ/
• Hyphenation: a‧char

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese achar, from Latin afflāre, present active infinitive of afflō. Cognate with Spanish hallar.

Verb

1. (transitive) to find; to encounter (to come across something that was unknown or had been lost)

   Preciso achar as chaves da minha casa.

   I need to find the keys to my house.

   Nenhum dos estudantes achou a resposta correta.

   None of the students found the correct answer.

2. (ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find; to consider (to have the opinion that a given thing has the given quality)

   Eu acho essa casa muito feia.

   I find this house very ugly.

   Acharam o filme interessante.

   They found the film interesting.

3. (ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find (to come across something in the given state)

   Caminhei até a vila e achei-a inundada.

   I walked to the village and found it flooded.

4. Template:indtr to think; to think that (to have the given opinion)

   Acho que vocês deviam ir embora.

   I think you all should go away.

   Acho que sim.

   I think so.

5. Template:indtr to think of (to have an opinion regarding the worth of someone or something)

   O que acharam do novo livro?

   What did they think of the new book?

   Me diga o que você acha.

   Let me know what you think.

6. (pronominal, copulative) to be (in the given state or condition)

   O livro se acha aberto.

   The book is open.

7. (Brazil, slang, pronominal) to be arrogant or act arrogantly; to think too highly of oneself

   Aquele otário está se achando com seu carro rebaixado.

   That sucker is being arrogant with his lowrider.

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Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:achar.

Synonyms

• (to encounter): encontrar
• (to consider): considerar
• (to come across in a given state): encontrar
• (to think that): pensar que, crer que
• (to think of): pensar
• (to be in a state): estar, encontrar-se

Related terms

• inchar
• soprar

Etymology 2

From Hindi आचार (ācār) and Urdu آچار (āćār), from Persian آچار (âčâr).

Noun

1. achar (a spicy and salty pickle of Indian cuisine)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:achar.

Further reading

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