"bara" meaning in Icelandic

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Adverb

Etymology: From Old Norse *bara (“barely, only”), from *barr, Old West Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare”). Compare Swedish bara. Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|*bara||barely, only}} Old Norse *bara (“barely, only”), {{m|non|*barr}} *barr, {{m|non|berr}} berr, {{der|is|gem-pro|*bazaz||bare}} Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare”), {{cog|sv|bara}} Swedish bara Head templates: {{head|is|adverbs|||||||head=}} bara, {{is-adv}} bara
  1. only, just, if only
    Sense id: en-bara-is-adv-OIKbi~ID Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (emphatic, postpositive) only, just Tags: emphatic, postpositional
    Sense id: en-bara-is-adv-TByd7UQB Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (emphatic: just): barasta Derived forms: af því bara (aþþí bara, af því barasta; just because)
Disambiguation of 'emphatic: just': 46 54

Download JSON data for bara meaning in Icelandic (2.3kB)

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      "word": "af því bara"
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "bara"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish bara",
      "name": "cog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse *bara (“barely, only”), from *barr, Old West Norse berr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare”). Compare Swedish bara.",
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        {
          "text": "Ég á bara 200 krónur.\nI only have 200 krónur.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "If only he'd call me...",
          "text": "Bara að hann hringi í mig...",
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          "english": "Just shut up!",
          "text": "Þegiðu bara!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Just do it and shut up.",
          "text": "Gerðu þetta bara og þegiðu!",
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    "Icelandic lemmas",
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    "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "cy:Breads"
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      "word": "af því bara"
    }
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          "text": "Ég á bara 200 krónur.\nI only have 200 krónur.",
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        },
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          "text": "Þegiðu bara!",
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        }
      ],
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        "only, just"
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    {
      "sense": "emphatic: just",
      "word": "barasta"
    }
  ],
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}

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