cântar

See also: cantar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قنطار (kantar), from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār), from Byzantine Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centenarius, partially through the intermediate of Greek καντάρι (kantári). Doublet of centenar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɨnˈtar/
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: cân‧tar

Noun

cântar n (plural cântare)

  1. scale (device used to measure weight); originally a steelyard
  2. (historical) a unit of mass equivalent to about 50 kilogrammes

Declension
Declension of cântar
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cântar cântarul (niște) cântare cântarele
genitive/dative (unui) cântar cântarului (unor) cântare cântarelor
vocative cântarule cântarelor

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