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Thar
Thar
,Noun.
(Zool.)
A goatlike animal (
Capra Jemlaica
) native of the Himalayas. It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very long, reaching to the knees. Called also serow
, and imo
. [Written also
thaar
, and tahr
.] Thar
,Verb.
impersonal, pres.
[OE.
thar
, þarf
, AS. þearf
, infin. þurfan
to need; akin to OHG. durfan
, G. dürfen
to be allowed, Icel. þurfa
to need, Goth. þaúrban
.] It needs; need.
[Obs.]
Piers Plowman.
What
thar
thee reck or care? Chaucer.
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English
Adverb
thar (not comparable)
- Nonstandard form of there.
- 1849, Dr. M.F. Stephenson, assayor at the Mint at Lumpkin Court House, Dahlonega, Georgia[1]:
- Thar's gold in them thar hills.
- 1849, Dr. M.F. Stephenson, assayor at the Mint at Lumpkin Court House, Dahlonega, Georgia[1]:
Noun
thar (plural thars)
- Alternative spelling of tahr
Anagrams
Albanian
Etymology
From ther (“to cut, slay”), with a similar sense development in other IE languages[2].
Verb
thar (first-person singular past tense thara, participle tharë)
Related terms
References
- ↑
- ↑ A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.472
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish tar, dar (“across, beyond”), from Proto-Celtic *ter, from Proto-Indo-European *tr. Cognate with Welsh tra; Latin trans, English through, Dutch door. Compare Scottish Gaelic thar.
Preposition
thar (plus dative, triggers no mutation in general references but lenition in qualified or particularized references)
- over
- by, past; through
- thar an doras ― through the door
- beyond
- thar m’eolas ― beyond my knowledge
- more than
Inflection
Inflection of thar
Person | Normal | Emphatic |
---|---|---|
1st person sing. | tharam | tharamsa |
2d person sing. | tharat | tharatsa |
3d sing. masc. | thairis | thairis-sean |
3d sing. fem. | thairsti | thairstise |
1st person pl. | tharainn | tharainne |
2d person pl. | tharaibh | tharaibhse |
3d person pl. | tharstu | tharstusan |
Derived terms
- thar barr (“tip-top”)
- thar bord (“overboard”)
- thar fulaingt (“beyond endurance”)
- thar sáile (“overseas”)
Etymology 2
Verb
thar
- Lenited form of tar.
References
- "thar" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “1 tar, dar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish tar, dar (“across, beyond”), from Proto-Celtic *ter, from Proto-Indo-European *tr. Cognate with Welsh tra; Latin trans, English through, Dutch door. Compare Irish thar.
Preposition
thar
- over, across
- Sheòl sinn thar na mara. ― We sailed across the sea.
- beyond
- Tha sin thar mo chomais. ― That is beyond my ability.
Usage notes
- The genitive case is used after this preposition.
Derived terms
- The following prepositional pronouns:
Combining
pronoun |
Prepositional
pronoun |
Prepositional
pronoun (emphatic) |
mi | tharam | tharamsa |
tu | tharad | tharadsa |
e | thairis | thairis-san |
i | thairte | thairtese |
sinn | tharainn | tharainne |
sibh | tharaibh | tharaibhse |
iad | tharta | thartasan |
References
- “1 tar, dar” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.