zahar

See also: zahăr and żahar

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *za(h)ar.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /s̻ahar/ [s̻a.har]

 

• IPA^(key): (Southern) /s̻ar/ [s̻ar]

• IPA^(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /s̻ar/ [s̻ar]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /s̺ar/ [s̺ar]

• Rhymes: -ahar, -ar
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: za‧har

Adjective

zahar (comparative zaharrago, superlative zaharren, excessive zaharregi)

1. old, aged

Declension

Declension of zahar (adjective C-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		zahar	zaharra	zaharrak	zaharrok
ergative		zaharrek	zaharrak	zaharrek	zaharrok
dative		zaharri	zaharrari	zaharrei	zaharroi
genitive		zaharren	zaharraren	zaharren	zaharron
comitative		zaharrekin	zaharrarekin	zaharrekin	zaharrokin
causative		zaharrengatik	zaharrarengatik	zaharrengatik	zaharrongatik
benefactive		zaharrentzat	zaharrarentzat	zaharrentzat	zaharrontzat
instrumental		zaharrez	zaharraz	zaharrez	zaharrotaz
innesive	anim.	zaharrengan	zaharrarengan	zaharrengan	zaharrongan
	inan.	zaharretan	zaharrean	zaharretan	zaharrotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	zaharretako	zaharreko	zaharretako	zaharrotako
allative	anim.	zaharrengana	zaharrarengana	zaharrengana	zaharrongana
	inan.	zaharretara	zaharrera	zaharretara	zaharrotara
terminative	anim.	zaharrenganaino	zaharrarenganaino	zaharrenganaino	zaharronganaino
	inan.	zaharretaraino	zaharreraino	zaharretaraino	zaharrotaraino
directive	anim.	zaharrenganantz	zaharrarenganantz	zaharrenganantz	zaharronganantz
	inan.	zaharretarantz	zaharrerantz	zaharretarantz	zaharrotarantz
destinative	anim.	zaharrenganako	zaharrarenganako	zaharrenganako	zaharronganako
	inan.	zaharretarako	zaharrerako	zaharretarako	zaharrotarako
ablative	anim.	zaharrengandik	zaharrarengandik	zaharrengandik	zaharrongandik
	inan.	zaharretatik	zaharretik	zaharretatik	zaharrotatik
partitive		zaharrik	—	—	—
prolative		zahartzat	—	—	—

Derived terms

• -zar

References

• R. L. Trask (2008), “zahar”, in Max W. Wheeler, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Basque, University of Sussex, page 366

Further reading

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

Old High German

Alternative forms

• zahhar

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tahr.

Noun

zahar m

1. tear (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes)

Descendants

• Middle High German: zahar, zeher
• Central Middle High German: zār ⇒ zære pl
  • German: Zähre sg
• → Italian: zacchera
• → Middle Low German: zâhē, zaahe

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaˈhar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: za‧har

Noun

zahar n (plural zaharuri)

1. (biochemistry) sugar (class of molecules)
2. (Moldavia (region), dated) alternative form of zahăr (“sugar”)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	zahar	zaharul		zaharuri	zaharurile
genitive-dative	zahar	zaharului		zaharuri	zaharurilor
vocative	zaharule			zaharurilor