barem

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbarɛm]

Noun

barem

1. instrumental singular of bar

Pronunciation

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Adjective

barem

1. strong dative masculine/neuter singular of bar

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian barem or Bulgarian барем (barem), from Ottoman Turkish باری (bari), from Persian باری (bâri).

Adverb

barem

1. at least

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish باری (bari), from Persian باری (bâri).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎrem/
• Hyphenation: ba‧rem

Adverb

bàrem (Cyrillic spelling ба̀рем)

1. at least

   Gledao sam taj film barem deset puta. ― I've seen that film at least ten times.

   Možeš mi barem reći u čemu je stvar? ― Can you at least tell what's the matter?

2. (usually preceded by conjunctive da) only

   Da sam barem imala novac, kupila bih bila tu kuću. ― If I only had had the money, I would have bought that house.

   Da barem mogu vratiti vr(ij)eme! ― I wish I could turn back the time! (If I only could turn back the time...)

References

• “barem”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology

From French barème.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɾɛm/

Noun

barem (definite accusative baremi, plural baremler)

1. wage scale