Bar
See also: bar and Appendix:Variations of "bar"
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
the Bar
- (legal senses) Alternative spelling of bar.
Etymology 2
From Serbo-Croatian Bȃr.
Proper noun
Bar
- A town and municipality of Montenegro.
Translations
town
Etymology 3
Shortenings.
Proper noun
Bar
- A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
- A diminutive of the male given name Barry.
- 2008, Richard Uhlig, Last Dance at the Frosty Queen:
- Barry is there, playing Ms. Pac-Man.
"Hey, Bar."
"Well, have you met him yet?" Barry asks.
Etymology 4
Proper noun
Bar
Translations
town
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [baːɐ]
Audio (Berlin): (file) - Rhymes: -aːɐ̯
Etymology 1
Borrowed in the 19th century from English bar, from Old French barre.
Noun
Bar f (genitive Bar, plural Bars)
- bar (desk)
- night club (pub)
Declension
Declension of Bar [feminine]
Related terms
- Bardame, Barhocker, Bartresen, Barkellner
- Eisbar, Getränkebar, Nachtbar, Tanzbar, Wasserpfeifenbar
Descendants
- → Hungarian: bár
Etymology 2
Scholarly creation from Ancient Greek βάρος (báros, “weight”).
Noun
Bar n (strong, genitive Bars, plural Bars)
Declension
Declension of Bar [neuter, strong]
Further reading
- “Bar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bar” in Duden online
Old English
Etymology
From bār (“boar”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑːr/
Proper noun
Bār m
- a male given name
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Clipping of Antivari, from Latin Antibarum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bâːr/
Proper noun
Bȃr m inan (Cyrillic spelling Ба̑р, relational adjective bàrskī)
- Bar (a town and municipality of Montenegro)
Declension
Declension of Bar
References
- “Bar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025