cara

See also: Cara, čára, căra, and carā

§Asturian

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈka.ɾa]

§Etymology

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head, face”).

§Noun

cara f (plural cares)

1. (anatomy) face

§Synonyms

• rostru

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§Catalan

§Etymology

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head, face”).

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾə/
• Rhymes: -aɾa

§Noun

cara f (plural cares)

1. face

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§Crimean Tatar

§Noun

cara

1. wound

§Declension

Declension of cara

nominative	cara
genitive	caranıñ
dative	carağa
accusative	caranı
locative	carada
ablative	caradan

§Derived terms

• Carağa tuz basmaq : rub salt in the wound
• Carasın teşmek : scratch one's wound

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§French

§Pronunciation

• Homophones: caras, carât

§Verb

cara

1. third-person singular past historic of carer

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§Galician

§Etymology

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head, face”).

§Noun

cara f (plural caras)

1. face (of a person or animal)
2. surface (face of a polyhedron)

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§Indonesian

§Etymology

From Sanskrit

§Noun

cara

1. way
2. manner

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§Irish

§Alternative forms

• caraid (Cois Fharraige)

§Etymology

From Middle Irish cara (“friend, relation”) (compare Scottish Gaelic caraid, Manx carrey), from Old Irish carae (“friend, relation”), from Proto-Celtic *karant- (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kāro- (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

§Pronunciation

• (Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): [ˈkɑɾˠə]
• (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈkaɾˠə]

§Noun

cara m (genitive carad, plural cairde)

1. friend

§Declension

Declension of cara

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cara cairde Vocative a chara a chairde Genitive carad cairde Dative cara caraid (archaic, dialectal) cairde

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cara na cairde Genitive an charad na gcairde Dative leis an gcara leis an gcaraid (archaic, dialectal) don chara don charaid (archaic, dialectal) leis na cairde

• Alternative genitive plural: carad (in certain phrases, otherwise archaic)

§Derived terms

• banchara (“lady friend”)
• cairdiúil (“friendly”)
• neaschara (“next friend”)

§Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cara	chara	gcara
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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§Italian

§Adjective

cara

1. feminine form of caro

§Noun

cara f (plural care)

1. feminine form of caro

§Anagrams

• arac, arca

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§Latin

§Adjective

cāra

1. nominative feminine singular of cārus
2. nominative neuter plural of cārus
3. accusative neuter plural of cārus
4. vocative feminine singular of cārus
5. nominative neuter plural of cārus

cārā

1. ablative feminine singular of cārus

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§Latvian

§Noun

cara m

1. genitive singular form of cars

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§Logudorese Sardinian

§Noun

cara f

1. face

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§Middle Irish

§Alternative forms

• carait

§Etymology

From Old Irish carae, from Proto-Celtic *karant- (“friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *kāro- (“dear”) (compare Latin cārus, English charity, whore).

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkara/

§Noun

cara

1. friend

   coscc carat ― a friend's advice

2. relative

§Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cara, carait	carait, cairde
Vocative	cara, carait	cairde
Accusative	carait	cairdiu, cairde
Genitive	carat	carat, cairde
Dative	carait	cairdib

§Descendants

• Irish: cara
• Scottish Gaelic: caraid
• Manx: carrey

§Derived terms

• caratrad (“friendship, alliance”)

§Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cara	chara	cara pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

§References

• "cara" in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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§Old Saxon

§Noun

cara f

1. Alternative spelling of kara

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§Polish

§Noun

cara

1. genitive singular of car
2. accusative singular of car

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§Portuguese

§Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɾa/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: ca‧ra

§Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese cara, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head, face”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱrh₂esn.

§Noun

cara f (plural caras)

1. face
2. heads (side of coin)

§Synonyms

• (face): face, rosto
• (heads of a coin): anverso

§Antonyms

• (heads) coroa

§Derived terms

• cara-ou-coroa

§Noun

cara m (plural caras)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) man, fellow, guy and any adult male

§Synonyms

• (colloquial word referring to a human male): bicho, camarada, cabra, tipo

§Etymology 2

From Latin cāra.

§Adjective

cara (plural, comparable)

1. feminine form of caro (“expensive, dear”)

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§Spanish

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾa/, [ˈka̠ɾa̠]

• Audio (Latin America)

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§Etymology 1

From Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara, from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head, face”).

§Noun

cara f (plural caras)

1. face
2. heads side of a coin

§Antonyms

• (heads side of a coin): ceca (Argentina)

§Derived terms

• a la cara
• cara a
• cara a cara
• cara dura
• caradura
• cara larga
• cruzar la cara
• dar la cara
• plantar cara
• por la cara
• verse las caras

§See also

• rostro m

§Etymology 2

§Adjective

cara

1. feminine form of caro

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§Venetian

§Adjective

cara f

1. feminine form of caro

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§Welsh

§Alternative forms

• câr (literary, third-person singular present/future)
• caraf (first-person singular future)
• cariff (colloquial, third-person singular future)
• carith (colloquial, third-person singular future)

§Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkara/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːra/

§Verb

cara

1. (colloquial) first-person singular future of caru
2. (literary) third-person singular present / future of caru
3. second-person singular imperative of caru

§Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cara	gara	nghara	chara
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.