clar

See also: clàr, clár, Clár, and clâr

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin clārus. Compare Catalan clar, Occitan clar, Spanish claro and French clair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkla(ɾ)/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Syllabification: clar

Adjective

clar (feminine clara, masculine plural clars, feminine plural claras)

1. Belsetán form of claro (“clear”)

References

• “claro”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin clārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈklaɾ]

• Audio:

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Adjective

clar (feminine clara, masculine plural clars, feminine plural clares)

1. clear
2. bright, well-lit
3. light (colour)
4. clear, (easily) understood

Derived terms

• clarament
• és clar

References

• “clar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Franco-Provençal

Noun

clar (Old Fribourgeois)

1. Alternative form of cllâf (“key”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “clavis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 2: C Q K, page 764

Interlingua

Adjective

clar (comparative plus clar, superlative le plus clar)

1. clear

Antonyms

• obscur

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clārus, French clair. Doublet of chiar, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [klar]

• Audio:

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Adjective

clar m or n (feminine singular clară, masculine plural clari, feminine and neuter plural clare)

1. clear, obvious

Declension

Declension of clar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	clar		clară	clari	clare
	definite	clarul		clara	clarii	clarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	clar		clare	clari	clare
	definite	clarului		clarei	clarelor	clarilor

Adverb

clar

1. clearly, evidently

Related terms

• chiar

Romansch

Alternative forms

• cler (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin clārus.

Adjective

clar m (feminine singular clara, masculine plural clars, feminine plural claras)

1. (Sursilvan) clear, light
2. (Sursilvan) light-coloured, fair