English

Proper noun

Dar

1. (informal) Dar es Salaam

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German dorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz. Cognate with German Dorn, English thorn, Dutch doorn, Icelandic þorn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daːʀ/
• Rhymes: -aːʀ

Noun

Dar m ‎(plural Dären)

1. thorn

English

Noun

dar ‎(plural dars)

1. (Britain, 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, page 100:

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

Etymology 2

Adverb

dar ‎(not comparable)

1. Eye dialect spelling of there, representing African American Vernacular English.

Noun

dar ‎(uncountable)

1. Eye dialect spelling of there, representing African American Vernacular English.

Pronoun

dar

1. Eye dialect spelling of there, representing African American Vernacular English.

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō.

Verb

dar

1. to give

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō, from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- ‎(“give”). Replaced by donar and became a defective verb.

Verb

dar

1. (obsolete) to give

Synonyms

• donar

Conjugation

References

• Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995). Diccionari de la llengua catalana (4th edition). ISBN 84-412-2477-3.

Cornish

Etymology

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

Noun

dar m ‎(plural deri)

1. oak

Synonyms

• derwen/derowen

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dar/
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

dar m

1. gift

Declension

Related terms

• dárek
• darovat

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑr

Noun

dar m ‎(plural darren, diminutive darretje n)

1. drone

Anagrams

• rad
• dra

Elfdalian

Etymology

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

Adverb

dar

1. there, in that place

Conjunction

dar

• where (relative)
• when (relative)
• since, because

Galician

Etymology

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

Verb

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

1. to give
2. first-person singular personal infinitive of dar
3. third-person singular personal infinitive of dar

Conjugation

Interlingua

Verb

dar

1. to give

Conjugation

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ˠaɾˠ]

Etymology 1

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

Particle

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

Related terms

Etymology 2

Preposition

dar ‎(plus dative, triggers no mutation)

1. by (in asseverations)

   dar Dia!‎ ― by God!

   dar m'anam!‎ ― upon my soul!

Derived terms

• dar le

Kurdish

Noun

dar f

1. (botany) tree

Ladino

Etymology

From Latin dare.

Verb

dar ‎(Latin spelling)

1. to give

Lithuanian

Etymology

Cognate with Lithuanian dabar ‎(“now”), Proto-Slavic *dobrъ ‎(“good, suitable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dar/

Adverb

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 put up with it?

Antonyms

• (yet): jau

Conjunction

dar

1. yet; still

References

1. ↑ “dar” in Juozas Balčikonis [et al.] (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.

Lojban

Rafsi

dar

1. rafsi of darno.

Maltese

Etymology 1

From Arabic دَار ‎(dār).

Noun

dar f ‎(plural djar)

1. house

Etymology 2

From Arabic أَدَارَ ‎(ʾadāra).

Verb

dar

1. turn

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō.

Verb

dar

1. to give

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse þar.

Adverb

dar ‎(nynorsk)

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

Han budde dar all dan stund han livde.

He lived there his entire life.

References

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

Novial

Adverb

dar

1. (location) there

Old High German

Etymology

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

Adverb

dār

1. there

Descendants

• German: da, dar

Old Irish

Preposition

dar

1. Alternative form of tar

Derived terms

• dar cenn

Polish

Etymology

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

Noun

dar m inan

1. gift

Declension

Related terms

• (verbs) darować, darzyć, obdarowywać
• (nouns) danina, darczyńca, darowizna, podarek, podarunek

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese dar, from Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō ‎(“I give”), from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- ‎(“give”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda(ʁ)/
  • Homophone: dá (with -r dropping)

Verb

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

1. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para or an indirect objective pronoun) to give (to transfer one’s possession of something to someone without anything in return)

   Te darei um livro.‎

   I will give you a book.

2. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para or an indirect objective pronoun) to give; to hand over (to pass something into someone’s hand)

   Dá-me sua mão.‎

   Give me your hand.

3. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para or an indirect objective pronoun) to give (to make a present or gift of)

   Dei flores à minha mulher.‎

   I gave my wife flowers.

4. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking a or para or an indirect objective pronoun) to give (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.

5. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking em or an indirect objective pronoun) to give (to carry out a physical interaction with something)

   Ela me deu um beijo.‎

   She gave me a kiss.

   Dá uma tijolada nele.‎

   Give him a blow with a brick.

6. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking em or an indirect objective pronoun) to give (to cause a sensation or feeling)

   A cerca me deu um choque elétrico.‎

   The fence gave me an electric shock.

   Essa música me dá medo.‎

   This song frightens me. (Literally: This song gives me fear.)

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

   Darei uma festa para meus amigos amanhã.‎

   I’ll throw a party for my friends tomorrow.

8. (transitive with que or with no preposition) to publish or broadcast news

   O jornal deu que cancelaram-se os eventos.‎

   The newspaper reported that the events had been cancelled.

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

   João nos dará recomendações.‎

   John will give us recommendations.

   Ele gosta de dar ordens.‎

   He likes issuing orders.

10. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking em or an indirect objective pronoun or no preposition) to cause (to produce as a result)

    Comer rápido dá azia em você.‎

    Eating quickly gives you a heartburn.

11. (transitive with em or with no preposition) to result in

    Não te preocupes, não dará em nada.‎

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

12. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking em or an indirect objective pronoun) to administer (to cause to take (medicine))

    Demo-lo insulina.‎

    We gave him insulin.

13. (transitive or auxiliary with para and a verb in the personal infinitive) to be enough

    Dez euros dá para almoçar hoje.‎

    Ten euros is enough to have lunch today.

14. (transitive) to yield; to produce; to generate

    Esse poço dava água.‎

    This well used to produce water.

    Macieiras dão maçãs.‎

    Apple trees produce apples.

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

    Ela daria uma boa professora.‎

    She would make a good teacher.

16. (ditransitive, with the indirect object taking por or como) to consider (assign some quality to)

    Depois de semanas procurando, deram-nos como desaparecidos.‎

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

17. (transitive with com) to come across (to find something accidentally or in an unexpected condition)
18. (Brazil, vulgar slang, intransitive, or ditransitive, with the indirect object taking para) to allow to be sexually penetrated

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:dar.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to transfer possession): ceder
• (to pass into someone’s hand): entregar
• (to make a gift of): presentear
• (to provide a service): oferecer
• (to organise an event): oferecer, organizar, ter
• (to publish or broadcast news): comunicar, informar
• (to cause): causar, provocar, resultar em
• (to administer): ministrar
• (to be enough): bastar
• (to produce): gerar, produzir
• (to consider): considerar, ter (por/como)

Antonyms

• (to transfer possession): ganhar, receber

Derived terms

Descendants

• Angolar: ra
• Annobonese: da
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: da
• Indo-Portuguese: dá
• Kabuverdianu: da, dia
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: da
• Macanese: dá
• Malaccan Creole Portuguese: da
• Principense: da
• Sãotomense: da
• Saramaccan: dá

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit दर ‎(dara, “fear”). Compare Hindi डर ‎(ḍar).

Noun

dar f

1. fear

Romanian

Etymology 1

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.

Alternative forms

• dară

Conjunction

dar

1. but

Synonyms

• însă

Etymology 2

From a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *darъ ‎(“gift”).

Noun

dar n ‎(plural daruri)

1. gift

Declension

Synonyms

• cadou

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō.

Verb

dar

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

Conjugation

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dâːr/

Noun

dȃr m ‎(Cyrillic spelling да̑р)

1. gift

Declension

Synonyms

• pòklon

References

• “dar” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Etymology

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

Noun

dar m ‎(genitive singular daru, nominative plural dary, declension pattern of dub)

1. gift

Declension

Derived terms

• darček

Slovene

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdáːr/
• Tonal orthography: dȃr

Noun

dár m inan ‎(genitive darú or dára, nominative plural darôvi or dári)

1. gift (a talent or natural ability)

Declension

Somali

Verb

dar

1. to add

   walaal, caano higgu dar, fadlan. - Bro, add milk for me please.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō, from Proto-Italic *didō, from Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti, from the root *deh₃- ‎(“give”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dar/, [d̪är]

Verb

dar ‎(first-person singular present doy, first-person singular preterite di, past participle dado)

1. (transitive) to give
2. (transitive) to hand over
3. (transitive) to hit

   me han dado en la cabeza - "they hit me on my head"

4. (transitive) to emit
5. (transitive) to produce
6. (transitive) to perform
7. (transitive) to consider

   dar como or dar por

   doy eso por menos que yo — "I consider that beneath me"

   yo lo doy por muerto — I consider him dead

8. (transitive) to encounter; to find with effort

   dar con

   dimos con María — we encountered Maria

   dimos con el edificio después de tres horas — we finally found the building after three hours

9. (transitive) to hit upon
10. (reflexive) to occur
11. (reflexive) to grow naturally

    el maíz se da en esta tierra — corn/maize grows on this land

12. (reflexive) to hit

    darse con or darse contra

    El coche se dio con/contra un árbol - "the car hit a tree"

13. (reflexive) to realize or notice something

    darse cuenta de

    me estoy dando cuenta de mis errores — I'm realizing my mistakes

    se acaban de dar cuenta de que estuvimos aquí — They just noticed/realized we were here

14. (reflexive) + por to assume

    darse por vencido — to assume to be defeated

    darse por muerto — to assume to be dead

15. (reflexive, informal) to pretend to be, to present oneself as though one were

    dárselas de

    se las da de enfermero pero nunca ha estudiado — He pretends to be a nurse, but he's never studied

16. (reflexive, Mexico) to surrender

    me doy — I surrender; ¿te das? — do you surrender?

17. (reflexive, transitive, El Salvador, vulgar) to **** (used with third person direct objects only)

    vos solo te la das — You just **** her

    me quiero dar a José — I want to **** José

Conjugation

• Irregular preterite, subjunctive imperfect, and subjunctive future forms.

Derived terms

• dale que dale
• dale que te pego
• dar a luz
• dar abasto
• dar brincos
• dar carpetazo
• dar con sus huesos
• dar el coñazo
• dar gans
• dar gato por liebre
• dar gracias
• dar la cara
• dar la lata
• dar la talla
• dar pena
• dar por el culo
• dar por hecho
• dar por sentado
• dar por supuesto
• dar vuelta
• darle al tema
• darle en la nariz
• darse de alta
• darse de baja
• darse de narices
• darse el bote
• darse el filete
• darse la gran vida
• darse postín
• darse prisa
• para dar y tomar

Swedish

Noun

dar

1. indefinite plural of dag ; Contraction of dagar., sometimes written da'r

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Old Turkic tar, from Proto-Turkic *tār, *d(i)ār ‎(“narrow”).

Adjective

dar

1. narrow

Antonyms

• geniş
• bol

Etymology 2

From Arabic دَار ‎(dār).

Noun

dar

1. (obsolete) house, place

Derived terms

• dareyn — two places (especially this world and heaven).
• darülfünun — university

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin dare, present active infinitive of dō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‎(“to give”); compare Italian dare.

Verb

dar

1. (transitive) to give
2. (transitive) to deliver

Zazaki

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *dāru-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dāru-, from Proto-Indo-European *dóru.

Noun

dar ?

1. tree