sbâr

Welsh

Alternative forms
  • ysbâr

Etymology

From Middle English spare, spar, from Old English spær (“sparing, scant”), from Proto-Germanic *sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sbaːr/, [spaːr]
  • Rhymes: -aːr

Adjective

sbâr (feminine singular sbâr, plural sbâr, not comparable, not mutable)

  1. spare, leftover
    teiar sbâr ― spare tyre

Noun

sbâr m (plural sbarion, not mutable)

  1. leftover, remainder; (in plural) sparings, leavings
    Synonyms: gweddill, rhylew

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sbâr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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