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WOTD – 22 May 2007
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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*dóru
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From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą (compare Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer), from Proto-Indo-European *derwo- (compare Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dǎrvó, “tree”)), from *dóru (“tree”). More at tree.

Noun

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tar (countable and uncountable, plural tars)

  2. (usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
    1. Coal tar.
    2. (uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
  4. (slang, dated) A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.
    Synonyms: Jack Tar, jacktar, jack
    • 1723, Jonathan Swift, To Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough‎:
      Shines in all climates like a star; In senates bold, and fierce in war; A land commander, and a tar.
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick:
      a ruminating tar was […] adorning [the wooden settle] with his jack-knife, […] trying his hand at a ship under full sail.
    • 1915, W. McMann, “Our Picture Show”, in Western Evening Herald:
      If there's one man that I admire, that man's a British tar.
  6. (uncountable) Black tar, a form of heroin.
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Verb

tar (third-person singular simple present tars, present participle tarring, simple past and past participle tarred)

  1. (transitive) To coat with tar.
  2. (transitive) To besmirch.
    The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent.
    • 1995, Paul Robinson, The Gate Contracts:
      Dr. Sign: In fact, maybe you think I should get credit, but if I do, Dr. Frendall will be scorned. You know why
      Dr. Ellsworth: Yes, I know. Your critics will tar him with the same brush as you.
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Etymology 2

Abbreviation of tape archive.

Noun

tar (plural tars)

  1. (computing) A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.
  2. (computing) A file produced by such a program.
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Translations

Verb

tar (third-person singular simple present tars, present participle tarring, simple past and past participle tarred)

  1. (computing, transitive) To create a tar archive.
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Etymology 3

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From Persian تار (târ). Doublet of tantra.

Alternative forms

  • tār

Noun

tar (plural tars)

  2. A Persian long-necked, waisted string instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.
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Etymology 4

From Arabic طار (ṭār).

Noun

tar (plural tars)

  1. A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.
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Etymology 5

Noun

tar (plural tars)

  1. Alternative form of tara (“Indian coin”)

Anagrams

Aromanian

Noun

tar m (plural tari)

  1. donkey

Synonyms

Derived terms

Asturian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin stāre. Compare Spanish estar, Aragonese estar, Galician estar, Portuguese estar, Catalan estar.

Verb

tar

  1. to be (referring to geographical place)
  2. to be (referring to something temporary)
  3. to be (for use in constructing continuous verb forms)
    tas xugando ― you are playing

Conjugation

More information infinitive, gerundive ...
infinitive tar
gerundive tando
participle m [Term?], f [Term?], n tao, m pl [Term?], f pl [Term?]
person first singular
yo		 second singular
tu		 third singular
él/elli		 first plural
nosotros/nós		 second plural
vosotros/vós		 third plural
ellos
indicative present to
toi		 tas ta tamos tais tán
imperfect taba tabes taba tábamos ~ tábemos tabais ~ tabeis taben
preterite tuvi
tevi		 tuvisti
tuviesti		 tuvo
tevo		 tuvimos
tuviemos		 tuvistis
tuviestis		 tuvieron
pluperfect tuviera ~ tuviere tuvieras ~ tuvieres tuviera ~ tuviere tuviéramos ~ tuviéremos tuvierais ~ tuviereis tuvieran ~ tuvieren
future taré tarás tará taremos taréis tarán
conditional taría taríes taría taríamos ~ taríemos taríais ~ taríeis taríen
subjunctive present tea teas tea teamos teáis tean
imperfect tuviera ~ tuviere tuvieras ~ tuvieres tuviera ~ tuviere tuviéramos ~ tuviéremos tuvierais ~ tuviereis tuvieran ~ tuvieren
imperative ta tai
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Conjugation of tar

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian تار (târ).

Pronunciation

Noun

tar (definite accusative tarı, plural tarlar)

  1. tar

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
Declension of tar
singular plural
nominative tartarlar
definite accusative tarıtarları
dative taratarlara
locative tardatarlarda
ablative tardantarlardan
definite genitive tarıntarların
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Possessive forms of tar
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tarım tarlarım
sənin (“your”) tarın tarların
onun (“his/her/its”) tarı tarları
bizim (“our”) tarımız tarlarımız
sizin (“your”) tarınız tarlarınız
onların (“their”) tarı or tarları tarları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tarımı tarlarımı
sənin (“your”) tarını tarlarını
onun (“his/her/its”) tarını tarlarını
bizim (“our”) tarımızı tarlarımızı
sizin (“your”) tarınızı tarlarınızı
onların (“their”) tarını or tarlarını tarlarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tarıma tarlarıma
sənin (“your”) tarına tarlarına
onun (“his/her/its”) tarına tarlarına
bizim (“our”) tarımıza tarlarımıza
sizin (“your”) tarınıza tarlarınıza
onların (“their”) tarına or tarlarına tarlarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tarımda tarlarımda
sənin (“your”) tarında tarlarında
onun (“his/her/its”) tarında tarlarında
bizim (“our”) tarımızda tarlarımızda
sizin (“your”) tarınızda tarlarınızda
onların (“their”) tarında or tarlarında tarlarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tarımdan tarlarımdan
sənin (“your”) tarından tarlarından
onun (“his/her/its”) tarından tarlarından
bizim (“our”) tarımızdan tarlarımızdan
sizin (“your”) tarınızdan tarlarınızdan
onların (“their”) tarından or tarlarından tarlarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) tarımın tarlarımın
sənin (“your”) tarının tarlarının
onun (“his/her/its”) tarının tarlarının
bizim (“our”) tarımızın tarlarımızın
sizin (“your”) tarınızın tarlarınızın
onların (“their”) tarının or tarlarının tarlarının
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Hungarian

Indonesian

Irish

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Manx

Middle English

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Pali

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Sumerian

Swedish

Yola

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