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чар

чар

Khakas

Noun

чар (çar)

  1. bank, shore, coast

Declension


Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čȃrъ, čȃrь.

Noun

чар (čar) m

  1. charm

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕar]

Etymology 1

Noun

чар (čar) f inan pl

  1. genitive of ча́ры (čáry)

Etymology 2

Noun

чар (čar) f inan pl

  1. genitive plural of ча́ра (čára)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čȃrъ, čȃrь (Russian ча́ры (čáry), Polish czar), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make, build) (Sanskrit करोति (karóti), Lithuanian kùrti). Slavic forms with und|čar- (compare ча́рати) presuppose a nominal lengthened-grade derivation, i.e. Proto-Balto-Slavic *kēr- (Lithuanian kẽras (charm, magic)). Serbo-Croatian i-stem is probably an archaism - lengthened grade is expected in PIE root nouns which yield Balto-Slavic i-stems. PIE root probably already had magical connotations, i.e. denoting remote action by magical means. First attested in the 16th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃâːr/

Noun

ча̑р m (Latin spelling čȃr)

  1. charm, allure
  2. spell, magic

Declension

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