bars

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂. Stearns argues that the spelling is a misprint for unattested *bart.^[1]

Noun

bars

1. beard
   • 1589, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, letter:

     Bars. Barba.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Noun

bars c

1. indefinite genitive singular of bar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑrs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: bars
• Rhymes: -ɑrs

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Low German [Term?].

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aʁ

Noun

bars m

1. plural of bar

Anagrams

• bras

Noun

bars m (1st declension)

1. crowd
2. multitude
3. crush
4. throng
5. brood (a group of young birds)
6. herd
7. pod (a group of whales, dolphins, seals, porpoises or hippopotami)
8. plump (a knot or cluster)
9. be-in

Noun

bars

1. Alternative form of bace

Etymology

Clipping of bardzo.

Pronunciation

• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Przemyśl) IPA^(key): [ˈbars]

Adverb

bars (not comparable)

1. (Przemyśl) Synonym of bardzo (“very”)

Further reading

• Antoni Kalina, editor (1898), “bars”, in Lud. Organ Towarzystwa Ludoznawczego we Lwowie (in Polish), volume 4, Lviv: Towarzystwo Ludoznawcze, page 307

Noun

bars

1. indefinite genitive singular of bar

Verb

bars

1. past passive indicative of bära