English

Alternative forms

• achaar

Noun

achar ‎(plural achars)

1. A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ochair ‎(“edge”), from Proto-Celtic *okris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris (compare Latin ocris ‎(“rugged mountain”), Ancient Greek ὄκρις ‎(ókris, “sharp edge”)), from *h₂eḱ- ‎(“sharp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxəɾˠ/

Noun

achar m ‎(genitive singular achair)

1. distance, journey; extent; area
2. period of time

Declension

Derived terms

• Achar an Dá Lá Dhéag ‎(“the Twelve Days of Christmas; Epiphany”)

Mutation

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*akro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1, page 28
• "achar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʃa(ʁ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʃaɾ/
• Hyphenation: a‧char

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese achar, from Latin afflāre, present active infinitive of afflō. Cognate with Spanish hallar.

Verb

achar ‎(first-person singular present indicative acho, past participle achado)

1. (transitive) to find; to encounter (to come across something that was unknown or had been lost)

   Preciso achar as chaves da minha casa.‎

   I need to find the keys to my house.

   Nenhum dos estudantes achou a resposta correta.‎

   None of the students found the correct answer.

2. (ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find; to consider (to have the opinion that a given thing has the given quality)

   Eu acho essa casa muito feia.‎

   I find this house very ugly.

3. (ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find (to come across something in the given state)

   Caminhei até a vila e achei-a inundada.‎

   I walked to the village and found it flooded.

4. (transitive with que) to think; to think that (to have the given opinion)

   Acho que vocês deviam ir embora.‎

   I think you should go away.

   Acho que sim.‎

   I think so.

5. (transitive with de) to think of (to have an opinion regarding the worth of someone or something)

   O que acharam do novo livro.‎

   What did they think of the new book?

6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, copulative) to be (in the given state or condition)

   O livro se acha aberto.‎

   The book is open.

7. (Brazil, slang, takes a reflexive pronoun) to be arrogant or act arrogantly; to think too highly of oneself

   Aquele otário está se achando com seu carro rebaixado.‎

   That sucker is being arrogant with his lowrider.

8. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of achar
9. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of achar
10. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of achar
11. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of achar

Quotations

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

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to encounter): encontrar
• (to consider): considerar
• (to come across in a given state): encontrar
• (to think that): pensar que, crer que
• (to think of): pensar
• (to be in a state): estar, encontrar-se

Etymology 2

From Hindi/Urdu आचार ‎(ācār) / آچار ‎(āćār), from Persian آچار ‎(âčâr).

Noun

achar m (plural achares)

1. achar (a spicy and salty pickle of Indian cuisine)

Quotations

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