pohár

Etymology

Borrowing from Hungarian pohár via Slovak, originating from Late Latin bicarium (“cup”),^[1] possibly from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos). Cognate with German Becher.^[2]

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈpoɦaːr]

Noun

pohár m inan

1. cup (trophy)
2. cup (contest)

References

Further reading

• “pohár”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pohár”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

From Old High German pehhari (“cup”), from Late Latin bicarium (“cup”), possibly from bacarium, or from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpoɦaːr]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːr
• Hyphenation: po‧hár

Noun

pohár (plural poharak)

1. glass (a drinking vessel)

Further reading

• pohár in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Etymology

Derived from Hungarian pohár, from Old High German pehhari, from Late Latin bicarium, possibly from bacarium, or from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɔɦaːr]

Noun

pohár m inan (relational adjective pohárový, diminutive pohárik or pohárček or (rare) poháriček)

1. glass (a drinking vessel)
2. (sports) cup

Further reading

• “pohár”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025