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Etymology 1

From Middle English barre, from Old French barre

Noun

bar (plural bars)

  1. A solid, more or less rigid object with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.
  2. (metallurgy) A solid metal object with uniform (round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular) cross-section; in the US its smallest dimension is .25 inch or greater (US), a piece of thinner material being called a strip.
    Ancient Sparta used iron bars instead of handy coins in more valuable alloi, to physically disencourage the use of money
  3. A cuboid piece of any solid commodity.
    bar of chocolate
    bar of soap
  4. A long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder, especially as used in a bar code or a bar chart.
  5. A business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages for consumption on the premises, or the premises themselves; public house.
  6. The counter of such a premises
  7. A similar device or simply a closet containing alcoholic beverages in a private house or a hotel room.
  8. An official order or pronouncement that prohibits some activity.
  9. (computing, whimsical, derived from fubar) A metasyntactic variable representing an unspecified entity, often the second in a series, following foo.
    Suppose we have two objects, foo and bar.
  10. (UK, law) The railing surrounding the part of a courtroom in which the judges, lawyers, defendants and witnesses stay
  11. (law, "the Bar") Short for the Bar exam, the legal licensing exam.
    He's studying hard to pass the Bar this time; he's failed it twice before.
  12. (law, "the Bar") A collective term for lawyers; specifically barristers in some countries but including all lawyers in others.
  13. (law, loosely, "the Bar") The legal profession of lawyers; specifically barristers in some countries but including all lawyers in others.
  14. (music) A vertical line across a musical staff dividing written music into sections, typically of equal durational value.
  15. (music) One of those musical sections.
  16. (soccer) The crossbar
  17. (backgammon) The central divider between the inner and outer table of a backgammon board, where stones are placed if they are hit.
  18. An addition to a military medal, on account of a subsequent act
  19. A linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water.
  20. (nautical) A ridge or succession of ridges of sand or other substance, especially a formation extending across the mouth of a river or harbor or off a beach, and which may obstruct navigation. (FM 55-501).
  21. (heraldry) One of the ordinaries in heraldry; a fess.
    See wikipedia article on the topic: Ordinary (heraldry)
  22. (sports) A horizontal pole that must be crossed in high jump and pole vault
Synonyms
Derived terms
derived terms
Translations
solid object with uniform cross-section
  • Bulgarian: пръчка bg(bg)
  • Dutch: stang nl(nl) m., staaf nl(nl) f., baar nl(nl) f., blok nl(nl) n.
  • Esperanto: stango eo(eo)
  • Finnish: palkki fi(fi), tanko fi(fi)
  • French: barre fr(fr) f.
  • German: Block de(de) m., Barren de(de) m., Stange de(de) f.
  • Greek: ράβδος el(el) (ravdos) f., πλάκα el(el) (plaka) n., πλακίδιο el(el) (plakidio) n., κομμάτι el(el) (komati) n.
  • Icelandic: stöng is(is) f.
  • Interlingua: barra
  • Portuguese: barra pt(pt) f.
  • Serbian: т\озиб sr(sr) (ozib) m.
  • Spanish: barra es(es) f.
  • Swedish: ribba sv(sv)
  • Telugu: కడ్డీ te(te) (kaDDee)
metallurgy: solid object of round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular section
  • Dutch: staaf nl(nl) f., baar nl(nl) f., stang nl(nl) m.
  • Finnish: palkki fi(fi), tanko fi(fi)
  • German: Barren de(de) m.
  • Greek: ράβδος el(el) (ravdos) f.
cuboid piece of any commodity
  • Dutch: blok nl(nl) n., stuk nl(nl) n., reep nl(nl) f. (chocolate)
  • Finnish: patukka fi(fi) (chocolate, candy), pala fi(fi) (soap, etc.), harkko fi(fi) (metal, concrete)
  • German: Block de(de) m., Stück de(de) n. (of soap), Tafel de(de) f. (of chocolate)
  • Greek: ράβδος el(el) (ravdos) f., πλάκα el(el) (plaka) n., πλακίδιο el(el) (plakidio) n.
long, narrow drawn or printed rectangle, cuboid or cylinder
  • Bulgarian: ивица bg(bg)
  • Dutch: blok nl(nl) n.
business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages
  • Arabic: خانة ar(ar) (khaana) f., بار ar(ar) (bar) m.
  • Armenian: բար hy(hy) (bar)
  • Bulgarian: бар bg(bg)
  • Czech: bar cs(cs) m.
  • Dutch: bar nl(nl) m., café nl(nl) n., taveerne nl(nl) m.
  • Estonian: baar et(et)
  • Finnish: baari fi(fi), kapakka fi(fi) (colloquial), anniskelupaikka fi(fi) (law)
  • French: bar fr(fr) m.
  • German: Bar de(de) f., Kneipe de(de) f., Austrian: Beisl de(de) n.
  • Greek: μπαρ el(el) (bar) n., καπηλειό el(el) (kapilio) n., ποτοπωλείο el(el) (potopolio) n.
  • Icelandic: bar is(is) m., krá is(is) f.
  • Interlingua: bar
  • Italian: bar it(it) m.
  • Lojban: barja jbo(jbo)
  • Portuguese: bar pt(pt) m.
  • Russian: бар ru(ru) (bar) m.
  • Spanish: bar es(es) m.
  • Swedish: bar sv(sv) c., pub sv(sv) c., krog sv(sv) c.
counter of such a premises
  • Armenian: բար hy(hy) (bar)
  • Bulgarian: бар bg(bg)
  • Dutch: bar nl(nl) m., toog nl(nl) m., tapkast nl(nl) f.
  • Esperanto: bufedo eo(eo)
  • Finnish: baaritiski fi(fi), baari fi(fi)
  • French: comptoir fr(fr) m., zinc fr(fr) m. (informal)
  • German: Bar de(de) f., Theke de(de) f., Tresen de(de) m.
  • Icelandic: bar is(is) m.
  • Russian: бар ru(ru) (bar)
  • Swedish: bar sv(sv) c.
closet containing alcoholic beverages in a private house or a hotel room
  • Armenian: բար hy(hy) (bar)
  • Dutch: bar nl(nl) m.
  • Estonian: baarikapp et(et)
  • Finnish: baarikaappi fi(fi)
  • German: Bar de(de) f.
  • Greek: μπαρ el(el) (bar) n., μπαράκι el(el) (baraki) n.
  • Russian: бар ru(ru) (bar) m.
  • Swedish: bar sv(sv) c.
official order prohibiting some activity
  • Dutch: verbod nl(nl) n., ban nl(nl)
  • Esperanto: malpermeso, prohibicio
  • Finnish: kielto fi(fi)
  • German: Verbot de(de) n.
computing: a second entity following foo
collective term for lawyers
  • Bulgarian: адвокатура bg(bg)
  • Dutch: advocatuur nl(nl), balie nl(nl)
  • Greek: δικηγόροι el(el) (dikigori) m. pl.
profession of lawyers
  • Dutch: advocatuur nl(nl), orde van advocaten nl(nl) f.
  • Greek: δικηγορία el(el) (dikigoria) f., ποινικολογία el(el) (pinikologia) f.
music: vertical line across a staff
  • Bulgarian: тактова черта bg(bg)
  • Dutch: maatstreep nl(nl) f.
  • Finnish: tahtiviiva fi(fi)
  • German: Taktstrich de(de) m.
  • Greek: διαστολή el(el) (diastolí) f.
  • Icelandic: taktstrik is(is) n.
  • Swedish: taktstreck sv(sv) n.
music: section of a staff
  • German: Takt de(de) m.
  • Icelandic: taktur is(is) m.
  • Swedish: takt sv(sv) c.
soccer: crossbar — see crossbar nautical: sand formation
  • Dutch: zandbank nl(nl) f.
  • Finnish: särkkä fi(fi)
  • Italian: barra it(it) f.
heraldry: one of the ordinaries — see fess sports: in high jump and pole vault
  • Finnish: rima fi(fi)
  • Icelandic: slá is(is) f.
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  • Basque: taberna eu(eu), ardandegi eu(eu) (5)

Verb

to bar (third-person singular simple present bars, present participle barring, simple past and past participle barred)

  1. (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).
    • 1906 Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:
      "One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize to-night, / But I shall be back with the yellow gold before the morning light; / Yet, if they press me sharply, and harry me through the day, / Then look for me by moonlight, / Watch for me by moonlight, / I'll come to thee by moonlight, though Hell should bar the way."
  2. (transitive) To prohibit.
    I couldn't get into the nightclub because I had been barred
  3. (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
    bar the door
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
to obstruct the passage of
  • Hungarian: keresztbetesz, útját állja hu(hu)
  • Interlingua: barrar
  • Portuguese: barrar pt(pt)
  • Romanian: bara ro(ro)
  • Simplified Chinese: 阻碍, 阻止
to prohibit
  • Bulgarian: изключвам bg(bg), отстранявам bg(bg)
  • Dutch: verbieden nl(nl)
  • Esperanto: malpermesi
  • Finnish: estää fi(fi), kieltää fi(fi)
  • French: interdire fr(fr)
to lock or bolt with a bar
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Preposition

bar

  1. Except, with the exception of.
    He invited everyone to his wedding bar his ex-wife.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
with the exception of — see except

References

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”), coined c. 1900.

Wikipedia has an article on: Bar (unit)

Wikipedia

Noun

bar (plural bars)

  1. A unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
unit of pressure
  • Bulgarian: бар bg(bg)
  • Dutch: bar nl(nl)
  • Finnish: baari fi(fi)
  • French: bar fr(fr) m.
  • German: Bar de(de) n.
  • Icelandic: bar is(is) n.

Anagrams

Afar

Noun

bar

  1. night

Albanian

Noun

bar m.

  1. The plant grass

Czech

Noun

bar m.

  1. A bar (business selling beverages)

Derived terms

Related terms

Danish

Adjective

bar (neuter bart, definite and plural bare)

  1. bare, naked
  2. sheer, pure

Noun

bar c. (singular definite baren, plural indefinite barer)

  1. bar (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, counter of such a premises)

Inflection

Inflection of bar
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative bar baren barer barerne
genitive bars barens barers barernes

Noun

bar c. (plural bar)

  1. bar (unit of pressure)

Verb

bar

  1. Past of bære

Dutch

Etymology 1

From English bar

Noun

bar m. (plural bars, diminutive barretje, diminutive plural barretjes)

  1. A bar, counter, drink cabinet
  2. A bar, pub
Derived terms

Etymology 2

cognate with English barren This definition is lacking an etymology or has an incomplete etymology. You can help Wiktionary by giving it a proper etymology.

Adjective

bar (comparative barder, superlative barst)

  1. harsh, tough (used mainly with koude (cold), or omstandigheden (conditions))
  2. barren, inhospitable, bare
  3. crude, grim, unfriendly
Declension
Declension of bar
positive comparative superlative
attributive predicative
predicative bar barder
neuter singular indefinite bar barder
definite barre bardere barste het barst(e)
common singular barre bardere barste de barste
plural barre bardere barste de barste
partitive bars barders

Adverb

bar

  1. extremely (only in a negative sense)

Etymology 3

From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”), coined c. 1900.

Wikipedia has an article on: Bar (unit)

Wikipedia

Noun

bar (plural bars)

  1. A unit of pressure, equal to 100,000 pascals.
Derived terms
Related terms

References

Faroese

Verb

bar

  1. he, it bore, carried; 1st and 3rd person singular past tense form of bera (to bear, to carry)

Conjugation

bera,
number singular plural
person first second third all
Indicative eg tú hann / hon tað vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present beri bert ber bera
Past bar bart bar bóru
Imperative tú tit
Present — ber ! — berið !
Infinitive bera
Pres. part. berandi
Past part. borin
Supine borið

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

Noun

bar m. (plural bars)

  1. A bar (establishment)
  2. A bar (counter)
  3. A bass (fish)

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

bar

  1. bare

Adverb

bar

  1. in cash
  2. pure

Preposition

bar

  1. without

Synonyms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

bar m. (genitive singular bars, plural barir)

  1. bar (establishment offering alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises)
  2. bar (counter at which such beverages are sold or offered)
  3. (by extension) a counter where a buffet or a specialized kind of food is offered
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bar barinn barir barirnir
accusative bar barinn bari barina
dative bar barnum börum börunum
genitive bars barsins bara baranna

Etymology 2

This entry lacks etymological information. If you are familiar with the origin of this word, please add it to the page as described here.

Noun

bar n. (genitive singular bars, plural bör)

  1. bar (unit of pressure)
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bar barið bör börin
accusative bar barið bör börin
dative bari barinu börum börunum
genitive bars barsins bara baranna

Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

bar m. inv.

  1. bar (place serving drinks)
    C'è un bar qui vicino? - Is there a bar nearby?
  2. café

Derived terms

Kurdish

Noun

bar m.

  1. burden (a heavy load)

This Kurdish entry was created from the translations listed at burden. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see bar in the Kurdish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) October 2009

Old English

Etymology

Western Germanic *baira

Noun

bār m.

  1. A boar

Old High German

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *bazaz, whence also Old English bær, Old Norse berr

Adjective

bar

  1. bare

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English bar

Noun

bar m.

  1. bar, lunchon bar, buffet
  2. bar (a long table or counter where drinks are served)
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
nominative bar bary
genitive baru barów
dative barowi barom
accusative bar bary
instrumental barem barami
locative barze barach
vocative barze bary
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin barium

Noun

bar m.

  1. barium
  2. bar (a unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals)
Declension
#1 #2
Singular only
Nominative bar
Genitive baru
Dative barowi
Accusative bar
Instrumental barem
Locative barze
Vocative barze
declension of bar
singular plural
nominative bar bary
genitive bara barów
dative barowi barom
accusative bar bary
instrumental barem barami
locative barze barach
vocative barze bary

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on: Bar

Wikipedia pt

Noun

bar m.

  1. A pub (public house)

This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at pub. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see bar in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2009

Romani

Noun

bar f. (plural bara)

  1. A garden
  2. A fence

bar m. (plural bar)

  1. stone

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From English bar

Pronunciation

Noun

bȃr m. (Cyrillic spelling ба̑р)

  1. public house, bar
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
nominative bȃr bȁrovi
genitive bara bara
dative baru barima
accusative bar bare
vocative bare bari
locative baru barima
instrumental barom barima

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”), coined c. 1900.

Pronunciation

Noun

bȃr m. (Cyrillic spelling ба̑р)

  1. bar (unit of pressure)
Declension
declension of bar
singular plural
nominative bȃr bȃri
genitive bara barova
dative baru barovima
accusative bar barove
vocative baru barovi
locative baru barovima
instrumental barom barovima

Etymology 3

Shortened from bàrem

Pronunciation

Adverb

bȁr (Cyrillic spelling ба̏р)

  1. at least

Spanish

Noun

bar m. (plural bares)

  1. A bar, pub

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish bar (Old Norse berr). Cognate with English bare. See Old English bær.[1]

Adjective

Inflections of bar Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite singular Common bar barare barast
Neuter bart
Definite singular Masc. bare baraste
All bara baraste
Plural bara baraste

bar

  1. bare, uncovered; not covered by e.g. clothes (about people), fur (about certain animals) or a snow cover (about the ground)

Etymology 2

See bära.

Verb

bar

  1. past tense of bära.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bar.[2]

Noun

Inflection for bar Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form bar baren barer barerna
Possessive form bars barens barers barernas

bar c.

  1. A bar, pub; place where mainly alcoholic drinks are served.
  2. A (bar) counter

Etymology 4

Originally from Ancient Greek βάρος (baros, “weight”).

Noun

bar c.

  1. A bar; a unit of pressure

References

  1. ^ Hellquist, Elof. "Svensk etymologisk ordbok (in Swedish)." URL accessed on 2009-06-09.
  2. ^ Hellquist, Elof. "Svensk etymologisk ordbok (in Swedish)." URL accessed on 2009-06-09.

Turkish

Etymology

From Armenian պար (par, “dance”).

Noun

bar

  1. (dialectal) dance, round dance

References

 

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