rar

See also: RAR, rár, râr, rår, and rär

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• raru

Etymology

From Latin rārus (“seldom”). Compare Romanian rar.

Adjective

rar

1. sparse, thin
2. scarce, few
3. rare, unusual, uncommon

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Catalan

Etymology

From , from Latin rārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrar]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Adjective

rar (feminine rara, masculine plural rars, feminine plural rares)

1. rare (very uncommon; scarce)

   Antonym: comú

2. strange, odd

   Synonyms: estrany, anormal

   Antonym: normal

3. rare (of a gas: thin)

Derived terms

• rarament
• raresa
• rarificar

Related terms

• raritat

Further reading

• “rar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “rar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “rar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “rar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German rar (“rare, valuable”), ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“loose, sparse, rare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːr/, [ʁɑːˀ]
• Rhymes: -aːˀr

Adjective

rar

1. pleasant
2. kind
3. nice

Inflection

Inflection of rar
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	rar	rarere	rarest2
Indefinite neuter singular	rart	rarere	rarest2
Plural	rare	rarere	rarest2
Definite attributive1	rare	rarere	rareste
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

• dejlig
• kærlig
• sød

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rarus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaːʁ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Adjective

rar (comparative rarer, superlative am rarsten)

1. rare (very uncommon)

Further reading

• “rar” in Duden online

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“seldom; rare”).

Adjective

rar (neuter singular rart, definite singular and plural rare, comparative rarere, indefinite superlative rarest, definite superlative rareste)

1. strange

Synonyms

• merkelig

References

• “rar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“seldom; rare”).

Adjective

rar (neuter singular rart, definite singular and plural rare, comparative rarare, indefinite superlative rarast, definite superlative raraste)

1. strange

Synonyms

• merkeleg

References

• “rar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin rārus (“seldom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rar]

Adjective

rar m or n (feminine singular rară, masculine plural rari, feminine and neuter plural rare)

1. sparse, thin
2. scarce, few
3. rare, unusual, uncommon

Declension

Declension of rar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	rar		rară	rari	rare
	definite	rarul		rara	rarii	rarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	rar		rare	rari	rare
	definite	rarului		rarei	rarelor	rarilor

Adverb

rar

1. sparsely, thinly
2. seldom, rarely, infrequently
3. (of speaking) slowly

   Vă rog să vorbiți mai rar.

   Please speak more slowly.

Usage notes

For the temporal senses, the literal definition found in the Romanian dictionary DEX indicates a meaning like "at longer intervals of time than usual", which explains the usage related to speech.

Derived terms

• rareori

Related terms

• raritate

References

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

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German rar, ultimately borrowed from Latin rarus.

Adjective

rar (comparative rarare, superlative rarast)

1. cute; sweet
2. (archaic) rare

Declension

Inflection of rar
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	rar	rarare	rarast
Neuter singular	rart	rarare	rarast
Plural	rara	rarare	rarast
Masculine plural3	rare	rarare	rarast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	rare	rarare	raraste
All	rara	rarare	raraste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

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Zazaki

Noun

rar (c)

1. different
2. way