чар in Serbo-Croatian

IPA: /t͡ʃâːr/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čȃrъ, čȃrь (Russian ча́ры (čáry), Polish czar), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”) (Sanskrit करोति (karóti), Lithuanian kùrti). Slavic forms with und|čar- (compare ча́рати) presuppose a nominal lengthened-grade derivation, i.e. Proto-Balto-Slavic *kēr- (Lithuanian kẽras (“charm, magic”)). Serbo-Croatian i-stem is probably an archaism - lengthened grade is expected in PIE root nouns which yield Balto-Slavic i-stems. PIE root probably already had magical connotations, i.e. denoting remote action by magical means. First attested in the 16th century. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sh|sla-pro|*čarъ|*čȃrъ, čȃrь||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Slavic *čȃrъ, čȃrь, {{inh+|sh|sla-pro|*čarъ|*čȃrъ, čȃrь}} Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čȃrъ, čȃrь, {{inh|sh|ine-pro|*kʷer-||to do, make, build}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (“to do, make, build”) Head templates: {{sh-noun|g=m|head=ча̑р}} ча̑р m animacy unspecified (Latin spelling čȃr) Forms: ча̑р m animacy unspecified [canonical], čȃr [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ча̑р [nominative, singular], чари [nominative, plural], чари [genitive, singular], ча́рӣ [genitive, plural], ча́ра̄ [genitive, plural], чари [dative, singular], чарима [dative, plural], чар [accusative, singular], чари [accusative, plural], чари [singular, vocative], чари [plural, vocative], чари [locative, singular], чарима [locative, plural], чарју [instrumental, singular], чари [instrumental, singular], чарима [instrumental, plural]

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"чар" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

Noun