agar

See also: Agar, agár, ágar, and -agar

English

Etymology

From Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.ɡə/, /ˈeɪ.ɡɑː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑˌ.ɡɑɹ/, /ˈæ.ɡəɹ/, /ˈeɪˌɡɑɹ/

Noun

agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)

1. A gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
2. A culture medium based on this material.

Synonyms

• agal-agal
• agar-agar
• E406 when used as a food additive

Translations

material

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大菜 (daai⁶ coi³)

  Mandarin: 洋菜 (zh) (yángcài)

• Czech: agar m
• Estonian: agar (et)
• Finnish: agar-agar (fi)
• German: Agar (de) m or n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 寒天 (ja) (kanten)
• Malay: agar-agar
• Maori: piarimu
• Persian: آگار (fa) (āgār)
• Portuguese: agar-agar
• Russian: ага́р-ага́р (ru) m (agár-agár)
• Vietnamese: thạch (vi)

culture medium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: agarliuos
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 寒天 (ja) (kanten)
• Persian: آگار (fa) (āgār)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Agar.io (a game)
• agarose
• agaropectin

Anagrams

• Agra, Raga, agra, raag, raga

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Czech

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

Noun

1. agar (material obtained from the marine algae)

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Estonian

Etymology

Of Finnic origin. Cognate to Finnish häkärä (“eagerness to do something; ardent desire, lust”), Karelian häkärä (“lust, lechery”) and Livonian agār (“lively”). See also Finnish häkärä (“mist, fog”) and Finnish ahkera (“hardworking”).

Adjective

agar (genitive agara, partitive agarat, comparative agaram, superlative kõige agaram)

1. eager, willing

Declension

Declension of agar (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		agar	agarad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	agara
genitive			agarate
partitive		agarat	agaraid
illative		agarasse	agaratesse agaraisse
inessive		agaras	agarates agarais
elative		agarast	agaratest agaraist
allative		agarale	agaratele agaraile
adessive		agaral	agaratel agarail
ablative		agaralt	agaratelt agarailt
translative		agaraks	agarateks agaraiks
terminative		agarani	agarateni
essive		agarana	agaratena
abessive		agarata	agarateta
comitative		agaraga	agaratega

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Finnish

Noun

agar

1. Synonym of agar-agar.

Declension

Inflection of agar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		agar	agarit
genitive		agarin	agarien
partitive		agaria	agareja
illative		agariin	agareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		agar	agarit
accusative	nom.	agar	agarit
	gen.	agarin
genitive		agarin	agarien
partitive		agaria	agareja
inessive		agarissa	agareissa
elative		agarista	agareista
illative		agariin	agareihin
adessive		agarilla	agareilla
ablative		agarilta	agareilta
allative		agarille	agareille
essive		agarina	agareina
translative		agariksi	agareiksi
abessive		agaritta	agareitta
instructive		—	agarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of agar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agarini agarini accusative nom. agarini agarini gen. agarini genitive agarini agarieni partitive agariani agarejani inessive agarissani agareissani elative agaristani agareistani illative agariini agareihini adessive agarillani agareillani ablative agariltani agareiltani allative agarilleni agareilleni essive agarinani agareinani translative agarikseni agareikseni abessive agarittani agareittani instructive — — comitative — agareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative agarisi agarisi accusative nom. agarisi agarisi gen. agarisi genitive agarisi agariesi partitive agariasi agarejasi inessive agarissasi agareissasi elative agaristasi agareistasi illative agariisi agareihisi adessive agarillasi agareillasi ablative agariltasi agareiltasi allative agarillesi agareillesi essive agarinasi agareinasi translative agariksesi agareiksesi abessive agarittasi agareittasi instructive — — comitative — agareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agarimme agarimme accusative nom. agarimme agarimme gen. agarimme genitive agarimme agariemme partitive agariamme agarejamme inessive agarissamme agareissamme elative agaristamme agareistamme illative agariimme agareihimme adessive agarillamme agareillamme ablative agariltamme agareiltamme allative agarillemme agareillemme essive agarinamme agareinamme translative agariksemme agareiksemme abessive agarittamme agareittamme instructive — — comitative — agareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative agarinne agarinne accusative nom. agarinne agarinne gen. agarinne genitive agarinne agarienne partitive agarianne agarejanne inessive agarissanne agareissanne elative agaristanne agareistanne illative agariinne agareihinne adessive agarillanne agareillanne ablative agariltanne agareiltanne allative agarillenne agareillenne essive agarinanne agareinanne translative agariksenne agareiksenne abessive agarittanne agareittanne instructive — — comitative — agareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative agarinsa agarinsa accusative nom. agarinsa agarinsa gen. agarinsa genitive agarinsa agariensa partitive agariaan agariansa agarejaan agarejansa inessive agarissaan agarissansa agareissaan agareissansa elative agaristaan agaristansa agareistaan agareistansa illative agariinsa agareihinsa adessive agarillaan agarillansa agareillaan agareillansa ablative agariltaan agariltansa agareiltaan agareiltansa allative agarilleen agarillensa agareilleen agareillensa essive agarinaan agarinansa agareinaan agareinansa translative agarikseen agariksensa agareikseen agareiksensa abessive agarittaan agarittansa agareittaan agareittansa instructive — — comitative — agareineen agareinensa

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French

Noun

agar m (uncountable)

1. Synonym of agar-agar

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto agi, French agir, German agieren, Italian agire, Spanish agir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡar/

Verb

agar (present agas, past agis, future agos, conditional agus, imperative agez)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to do, act

Conjugation

    Conjugation of agar

		present		past		future
infinitive		agar		agir		agor
tense		agas		agis		agos
conditional		agus
imperative		agez
adjective active participle		aganta		aginta		agonta
adverbial active participle		agante		aginte		agonte
nominal active participle	singular	aganto		aginto		agonto
	plural	aganti		aginti		agonti
adjective passive participle		agata		agita		agota
adverbial passive participle		agate		agite		agote
nominal passive participle	singular	agato		agito		agoto
	plural	agati		agiti		agoti

Derived terms

• aganta (“active”)
• aganto (“doer”)
• -agar
• agebla (“doable”)
• agema (“active”)
• agemeso (“activity”)
• ageskar (“to begin to act, to come into play”)
• agigar (“to make, cause (someone, something) to do”)
• aginto (“doer”)
• agiva (“active”)
• agiveso (“activity”)
• ago (“acting, deed, action”)
• kontreaganta (“opposing, provoking”)
• kontreagar (“to act contrary or in opposition to (someone, something), to thwart”)
• kontreagema (“opposing, provoking”)
• kontreagemeso (“spirit of contrariety”)
• retroagar (“to retroact”)

 

See also

• facar (“to make; to do, perform”)
• agendo (“agenda”)
• akto (“act”)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay agar.

Conjunction

agar

1. so that, in order that
2. to, in order to

Synonyms

• supaya - Supaya and agar are often used together as "agar supaya" to mean "in order to". However, using either one alone is fine.

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Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English agar, from Malay.

Noun

agar m (genitive singular agair, nominative plural agair)

1. agar

Declension

Declension of agar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative agar agair Vocative a agair a agara Genitive agair agar Dative agar agair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-agar na hagair Genitive an agair na n-agar Dative leis an agar don agar leis na hagair

Etymology 2

Noun

agar m

1. Alternative form of agairt (“plea; vengeance, retribution”)

Mutation

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

Further reading

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

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Kalasha

Noun

agar

1. rest day

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) agar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of agō
   1. "I shall be done, I shall be made"
   2. "I shall be accomplished, I shall be managed, I shall be achieved"
   3. "I shall be performed, I shall be transacted"
   4. "I shall be driven, I shall be conducted"
   5. "I shall be pushed, I shall be moved, I shall be impelled"
   6. "I shall be guided, I shall be governed, I shall be administered"
   7. "I shall be discussed, I shall be pleaded, I shall be deliberated"
   8. "I shall be thought upon"
   9. "I shall be stirred up, I shall be excited, I shall be caused, I shall be induced"
   10. "I shall be chased, I shall be pursued"
   11. (of a course of action) "I shall be driven, I shall be pursued"
   12. "I shall be robbed, I shall be stolen, I shall be plundered, I shall be carried off"
   13. (of time) "I shall be passed, I shall be spent"
   14. (of offerings) "I shall be slain, I shall be killed (as a sacrifice)"
   15. (of plants) "I shall be put forth, I shall be sprouted, I shall be extended"
2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of agō
   1. "may I be done, may I be made"
   2. "may I be accomplished, may I be managed, may I be achieved"
   3. "may I be performed, may I be transacted"
   4. "may I be driven, may I be conducted"
   5. "may I be pushed, may I be moved, may I be impelled"
   6. "may I be guided, may I be governed, may I be administered"
   7. "may I be discussed, may I be pleaded, may I be deliberated"
   8. "may I be thought upon"
   9. "may I be stirred up, may I be excited, may I be caused, may I be induced"
   10. "may I be chased, may I be pursued"
   11. (of a course of action) "may I be driven, may I be pursued"
   12. "may I be robbed, may I be stolen, may I be plundered, may I be carried off"
   13. (of time) "may I be passed, may I be spent"
   14. (of offerings) "may I be slain, may I be killed (as a sacrifice)"
   15. (of plants) "may I be put forth, may I be sprouted, may I be extended"

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Malay

Alternative forms

• اݢر

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡa(r)/
• Rhymes: -aɡa(r), -ɡa(r), -a(r)

Etymology 1

Conjunction

agar

1. so that (in order to)

Synonyms

• supaya / سوڤايا

Descendants

• Indonesian: agar

Etymology 2

Noun

agar

1. agar (a material obtained from the marine algae), agar-agar
2. agar (chemistry)

Derived terms

• agar-agar

Descendants

• → Czech: agar
• → English: agar
• Indonesian: agar
• → Spanish: agar

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Old Irish

Verb

·agar

1. passive singular present indicative of aigid

Verb

agar

1. passive singular present indicative relative of aigid
2. passive singular imperative of aigid

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
agar	unchanged	n-agar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡaɾ/ [aˈɣ̞aɾ]

Noun

agar m (plural agares)

1. Alternative form of agar-agar

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Swedish

Noun

agar

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of ag

Verb

agar

1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of aga.

Anagrams

• arga