čára
See also: Appendix:Variations of "cara"
Czech
Etymology
Probably derived from čáry (“magic”), čarovat (“to conjure”), meaning a magical line, e.g. the delineation of a magic circle.[1] Possibly connected also with Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃaːra]
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Derived terms
References
- Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
- "čára" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
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