dar

dar

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Dargwa.

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• IPA^(key): /dɑː(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

dar (plural dars)

1. (UK, dialect) A fish found in the Severn River; a dart or dace.
   • 1829, A Concise History and Description of the City and Cathedral of Worcester‎^[2], page 100:

     Besides these peculiarities, our river abounds with the usual fresh water fish, such as the roach, dar, flounders, carp, chub, trout, &c.

dar (not comparable)

1. African-American Vernacular form of there

dar (uncountable)

1. African-American Vernacular form of there

dar

1. African-American Vernacular form of there

• “dar”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

• 'ard, -ard, ADR, ARD, Ard, DRA, Dra, RAD, RDA, ard, rad, rad.

Akin to Spanish dar, from Latin dare.

dar

1. give

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō.

dar

1. to give

Dar's conjugation is mostly identical to the regular first conjugation, but the preterite is similar to the third conjugation. The present subjunctive treats the verb's base infinitive as "deer."

• Reference: http://www.academiadelallingua.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Gramatica_Llingua.pdf

• IPA^(key): [dɑr]

• Audio (Baku):

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From Common Turkic *tār (“narrow”).

dar (comparative daha dar, superlative ən dar)

1. narrow

   Synonym: enli

   dar yol ― a narrow road

   dar dəhliz ― a narrow passage, corridor

2. tight, too small

• (antonym(s) of “narrow”): geniş, enli
• (antonym(s) of “tight”): gen

From Arabic دَار (dār).

dar (definite accusative darı, sound plural darlar, broken plural diyar)

1. (Classical Azerbaijani) place
2. (Classical Azerbaijani) big house
3. (Classical Azerbaijani) land, country

From Latin dare. Replaced by donar and became a defective verb.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈda]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdaɾ]

• Audio:

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dar

1. (obsolete) to give

   Synonym: donar

• While not used productively in any present variety, some verb forms of dar survive in fixed expressions:
• dat i beneït (literally “given and blessed”)
• dat i rebatut
• Déu n'hi do (literally “may God give some”)

Some forms attested in Old Catalan:

• 1st person singular present indicative: do
• 3rd person singular present indicative: do
• 2nd person plural present indicative: dau
• 1st person singular present subjunctive: do

• “dar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “dar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “dar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “dar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• https://dcvb.iec.cat/tables/DONAR.htm

From Middle High German der, from Old High German der, ther. Cognate with German der, Dutch die, English the, Swedish den. Doublet of dèar (demonstrative pronoun).

dar

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) the; definite article for two declensions:
   1. nominative singular masculine

      Dar mann is stérchor dan 's baip. ― The man is stronger than the woman.

      Dar tòibel hat borlóart in sbantz. ― The devil lost his tail.

   2. dative singular feminine

      Bar soin vo dar Tezza. ― We're from Tezza (literally, “We're from the Tezza.”)

Note: The genitive case has been largely lost in Cimbrian, however dar can function in the genitive (for all numbers and genders) before possessive pronouns, e.g. khua dar maindarn (“cow of mine”).

• vomme
• von (contraction)
• vóndar

• “dar” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

From Proto-Brythonic *dar, from Proto-Celtic *daru, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [daːr]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [dæːr]

dar m (plural deri)

1. oak

• derowen/derwen

 

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From Old Czech dar, from Proto-Slavic *darъ.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdar]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ar

dar m inan

1. gift, present, donation

   věnovat dar ― to give a donation

   poskytovat dary ― to give gifts

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

From Middle Dutch darne, by metathesis from dorne, from Old Dutch *drān, from Proto-West Germanic *drānu, from Proto-Germanic *drēnuz.

• IPA^(key): /dɑr/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: dar
• Rhymes: -ɑr

dar m (plural darren, diminutive darretje n)

1. drone (non-working male bee, ant or wasp)

• rad
• dra

From Old Norse þar, from Proto-Germanic *þar. Cognate with Swedish där.

dar

1. there, in that place

dar

1. where (relative)
2. when (relative)
3. since, because

Verlan derived from hard.

dar (invariable)

1. (Verlan) hard
2. (Verlan) hot
3. (Verlan) rad

From Old Galician-Portuguese dar, from Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɾ/ [ˈd̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

dar (first-person singular present dou, first-person singular preterite dei, past participle dado)
dar (first-person singular present dou, first-person singular preterite dei, past participle dado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (ditransitive) to give
2. to hit
3. (intransitive) to start (a new, repeated activity, or a new state); to fall for [with en]
   • 1697, Fabián Pardiñas, Eu oín a meus avós:

     Tolaje serà meterme
     Na Teologia Sagrada;
     Pero dei nesta tolaje,
     Porque os juezes cai en gracia.

     Foolishness will be to meddle
     With Sacred Theology;
     But I fell for this foolishness,
     Because the judges liked me

4. (intransitive) to hit [with en]

• dar conta

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “dar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “dar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “dar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “dar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “dar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Inherited from Old High German dār. See dar-.

• IPA^(key): /daːɐ̯/

• Audio:

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dar

1. (archaic) Only used in darstellen etc.

• “dar” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

dar

1. to give

Fusion of do (“to, for”) or de (“from”) with the copular particle ar.

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠaɾˠ/

dar (before a vowel in the present/future darb, before a vowel in the past/conditional darbh) (used before a consonant sound; triggers lenition in the past/conditional)

1. to/for which/whom is

   an fear dar miste é ― the man to whom it matters

2. to/for which/whom was/would be

   an fear dar mhiste é ― the man to whom it mattered

3. from which/whom is
4. from which/whom was/would be

From Old Irish dar, alternative form of tar. Doublet of thar (“over”).

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠaɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɪɾʲ/^[1]

dar (plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. by (in asseverations)

   dar Dia! ― by God!

   dar m'anam! ― upon my soul!

• dar le

dar (apocopated)

1. Apocopic form of dare

• rad

From Latin dō.

dar (Latin spelling)

1. to give

Cognate with Lithuanian dabar (“now”), Armenian դեռ (deṙ, “still, yet”), Proto-Slavic *dobrъ (“good, suitable”).

• IPA^(key): /dar/

dár^[1]

1. yet; still
2. some more; still more

   Man reikia dar pieno.

   I need more milk.

3. else, if not (often or ever followed by subjuntive)

   Kaip tada dar būtų galima tai išspręsti?

   How else could I solve it?

• (antonym(s) of “yet”): jau

dar

1. yet; still

• IPA^(key): /daːr/
• Homophone: dahar
• Rhymes: -aːr

From Arabic دَار (dār).

dar f (plural djar, diminutive dwejra)

1. house
2. (Gozo) room
3. family

From Arabic دَارَ (dāra).

dar (imperfect jdur, past participle midur)

1. (intransitive) to turn; to veer; to change direction
2. (intransitive) to wander; to walk about; to travel

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō.

dar

1. to give

Related to Persian دار (dâr).

dar f

1. (botany) tree

From Old Norse þar.

dar

1. (obsolete) there (alternative spelling of der).

   Han budde dar all dan stund han livde.

   He lived there his entire life.

• Nynorskkorpuset - search for 'dar'
• “der” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-West Germanic *þār, from Proto-Germanic *þar, whence also Old English þær, Old Norse þar.

dār

1. there

• German: da, dar-
• Yiddish: דאָ (do)

dar

1. Alternative form of tar

• dar cenn

 

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

dar

Wikipedia ^pl

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *darъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dāˀra, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdar/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: dar

dar m inan

1. gift

   Synonyms: podarek, podarunek, prezent, upominek

• dar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Old Galician-Portuguese dar, from Latin dare (“to give”), from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- (“give”).

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda(h)/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -aɾ, (Brazil) -aʁ, (Brazil, with -r dropping) -a
• Homophone: dá (Brazil, with -r dropping)
• Hyphenation: dar

dar (first-person singular present dou, first-person singular preterite dei, past participle dado)

1. (ditransitive) to give
   1. [transitive with a (Portugal) or para (Brazil) or indirect object pronoun]
      1. to transfer one’s possession of something to someone without anything in return

         Dar-te-ei um livro.

         I will give you a book.

         Synonym: ceder

         Antonym: receber

      2. to hand over (to pass something into someone’s hand)

         Dá-me tua mão.

         Give me your hand.

         Synonyms: entregar, passar

      3. to make a present or gift of

         Dei flores à minha mulher.

         I gave my wife flowers.

         Synonym: presentear

         Antonyms: ganhar, receber

      4. to provide a service

         A Igreja dá conforto aos pobres.

         The Church gives the poor comfort.

         Ele dá aulas de latim.

         He gives Latin classes.

         Synonym: oferecer

      5. to administer (to cause to take (medicine))

         Demos-lhe insulina. / Demos insulina a ele.

         We gave him insulin.

         Synonym: administrar

      6. (transitive) to give; to issue; to emit

         O João vai-nos dar recomendações. /O João dar-nos-á recomendações.

         John will give us recommendations.

         Ele gosta de dar ordens.

         He likes issuing orders.

   2. [transitive with em or indirect object pronoun]
      1. to carry out a physical interaction with something

         Ela me deu um beijo./Ela deu-me um beijo.

         She gave me a kiss.

      2. to cause a sensation or feeling

         A cerca me deu um choque elétrico./A cerca deu-me um choque elétrico.

         The fence gave me an electric shock.

         Essa música me dá medo./Essa música dá-me medo.

         That song frightens me.

         (literally, “That song gives me fear.”)

      3. to cause (to produce as a result)

         Comer rápido dá azia em você. / Comer rápido dá-te azia.

         Eating quickly gives you a heartburn.

   3. to yield; to produce; to generate

      Esse poço dava água.

      That well used to produce water.

      As macieiras dão maçãs.

      Apple trees produce apples.

2. (impersonal) to be possible, can [with para (+ subject pronoun (optional) with personal infinitive) ‘for someone to do something’]

   Não dá para ele fazer isso.

   He can't do that.

   – Dá para o alcançarmos?
   – Dá.

   – Can we reach him?
   – Yes, we can.

3. (transitive) to throw (to organise an event)

   Darei uma festa amanhã.

   I’ll throw a party tomorrow.

4. (transitive) to report (to publish or broadcast news) [with que (+ clause) ‘that ...’]

   O jornal deu que se cancelaram os eventos.

   The newspaper reported that the events had been cancelled.

5. (impersonal) to be reported (to be published or broadcasted, of news) [with em ‘a source’ and que (+ clause) ‘that ...’]

   Deu no jornal que se cancelaram os eventos.

   The newspaper reported that the events had been cancelled.

   (literally, “It was reported in the newspaper that ...”)

6. (intransitive or transitive) to result in, to lead to [with em or transitive ‘a result’]

   Não te preocupes, não dará em nada.

   Don’t worry, it won’t lead to anything.

7. (impersonal, intransitive or auxiliary) to suffice, to be enough [with para ‘for something’; or with para (+ subject pronoun (optional) with personal infinitive) ‘for doing something’]

   Com dez euros já dá para almoçar hoje.

   Ten euros are enough to have lunch today.

   (literally, “With ten euros it already suffices to have lunch today.”)

   Synonym: bastar

8. (transitive) to make (to tend or be able to become)

   Ela daria uma boa professora.

   She would make a good teacher.

9. (transitive) to consider (assign some quality) [with direct object ‘someone/something’, along with por or como ‘as something’]

   Depois de semanas procurando, deram-nos como desaparecidos.

   After weeks of searching, they considered us to be missing.

   Synonym: considerar

10. (transitive (Portugal) or intransitive (Brazil), colloquial) to defeat by a given score [with direct object (Portugal) or de (Brazil) ‘a score’, along with a (Portugal) or em (Brazil) ‘someone or someone's team’]

    A minha equipa vai dar dois a zero à tua. (Portugal)

    My team will beat yours 2-nil.

    Meu time vai dar de dois a zero no seu. (Brazil)

    My team will beat yours 2-nil.

11. (intransitive) to come across, to bump into (to find someone or something accidentally or in an unexpected condition) [with com ‘someone/something’]

    Dei de cara com a Sandra hoje de manhã.

    I bumped into Sandra this morning.

12. (Brazil, vulgar, slang) to put out, to allow to be sexually penetrated [with para ‘someone’]

    Dei pra ele.

    I put out for him.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:dar.

• “dar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Inherited from Sanskrit दर (dara, “fear”).^[1] Compare Hindi डर (ḍar).

dar f

1. fear^[1][2]

   Synonym: traś

• IPA^(key): /dar/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ar

Uncertain. Probably from a compound of de and iar(ă). It may also perhaps come from an intermediate form *deară, from Latin dē vērō, or from dē eā rē. See also doar.

• dară — regional
• da' — colloquial, very frequent

dar

1. but

• însă

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic даръ (darŭ), from Proto-Slavic *darъ (“gift”).

dar n (plural daruri)

1. gift

   în dar ― as a gift

• cadou

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

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō.

dar

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) to give

dar (third-person singular simple present dars, present participle darin, simple past dart, past participle dart)

1. to dare

• daur

Possibly a reduced form of nuair (“when”) (MacBain)^[1] or possibly from early modern an tan a, an dan a, from Old Irish in tan (“when”) from acc. sg. of Old Irish tan (“time”) (Seosamh Watson).^[2]

• IPA^(key): /t̪ər/, /t̪ar/

dar

1. (Ross-shire, Inverness-shire, Mull, Perthshire) when (relative/non-interrogative)

   Synonym: nuair

   • 2005, Roy G. Wentworth, Rannsachadh air Fòn-eòlas Dualchainnt Ghàidhlig Gheàrrloch, Siorrachd Rois‎^[3], page 3:

     Bha sinne air na cuairteachdainn leis a’ Ghàidhlig dar a bha sinn nana cloinn

     We had been surrounded with Gaelic when we were children

• “dar” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
• Colin Mark (2003) The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 211
• Roy G. Wentworth (2003) “when conj 1 (a) dar”, in Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar‎^[4]
• Seosamh Watson (2022) “dar conj. ‘when’ dər”, in Easter Ross Gaelic: Lexicon with Texts and Brief Phonology, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 169

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *darъ, from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃rom.

• IPA^(key): /dâːr/

dȃr m (Cyrillic spelling да̑р)

1. gift

• pòklon

• darovit

• “dar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *darъ, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom.

• IPA^(key): [dar]

dar m inan

1. gift

• darček

• “dar”, 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, 2003–2024

From Proto-Slavic *darъ, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom.