bizar

Basque

bizar

Etymology

1110; from Proto-Basque *bizaR, collective of *buz- (“hair, strand”) (compare buztan (“tail”)).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /bis̻ar/ [bi.s̻ar]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /bis̻ar/ [bi.s̻ar]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /bis̺ar/ [bi.s̺ar]

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• Rhymes: -is̻ar, -ar

• (most dialects) Rhymes: -is̻ar, -ar
• (Biscayan) Rhymes: -is̺ar, -ar

• Hyphenation: bi‧zar

Noun

bizar inan

1. beard

Declension

Declension of bizar (inan C-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	bizar	bizarra	bizarrak	bizarrok
ergative	bizarrek	bizarrak	bizarrek	bizarrok
dative	bizarri	bizarrari	bizarrei	bizarroi
genitive	bizarren	bizarraren	bizarren	bizarron
comitative	bizarrekin	bizarrarekin	bizarrekin	bizarrokin
causative	bizarrengatik	bizarrarengatik	bizarrengatik	bizarrongatik
benefactive	bizarrentzat	bizarrarentzat	bizarrentzat	bizarrontzat
instrumental	bizarrez	bizarraz	bizarrez	bizarrotaz
inessive	bizarretan	bizarrean	bizarretan	bizarrotan
locative	bizarretako	bizarreko	bizarretako	bizarrotako
allative	bizarretara	bizarrera	bizarretara	bizarrotara
terminative	bizarretaraino	bizarreraino	bizarretaraino	bizarrotaraino
directive	bizarretarantz	bizarrerantz	bizarretarantz	bizarrotarantz
destinative	bizarretarako	bizarrerako	bizarretarako	bizarrotarako
ablative	bizarretatik	bizarretik	bizarretatik	bizarrotatik
partitive	bizarrik	—	—	—
prolative	bizartzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• bizardun
• bizarro

Further reading

• “bizar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “bizar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bizarre (“bizarre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bisaːr/, [b̥iˈsɑːˀ]

Adjective

bizar

1. bizarre

Inflection

Inflection of bizar

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	bizar	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	bizart	—	—2
plural	bizarre	—	—2
definite attributive1	bizarre	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• besynderlig
• mærkelig

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bizarre (“bizarre”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈzɑr/

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• Hyphenation: bi‧zar
• Rhymes: -ɑr

Adjective

bizar (comparative bizarder, superlative bizarst)

1. bizarre

Declension

Declension of bizar
uninflected	bizar
inflected	bizarre
comparative	bizarder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		bizar	bizarder	het bizarst het bizarste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	bizarre	bizardere	bizarste
	n. sing.	bizar	bizarder	bizarste
	plural	bizarre	bizardere	bizarste
definite		bizarre	bizardere	bizarste
partitive		bizars	bizarders	—

Synonyms

• raar
• vreemd
• zonderling

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Italian bizzarrobor.

French bizarrebor.

Romanian bizar

Borrowed from French bizarre.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

bizar m or n (feminine singular bizară, masculine plural bizari, feminine/neuter plural bizare)

1. bizarre

Declension

Declension of bizar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	bizar		bizară	bizari	bizare
	definite	bizarul		bizara	bizarii	bizarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	bizar		bizare	bizari	bizare
	definite	bizarului		bizarei	bizarilor	bizarelor