senar

See also: señar

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *seNaR, further etymology unknown. Possibly bimorphemic, compare ar (“male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺enar/ [s̺e.nar]

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• Rhymes: -enar
• Hyphenation: se‧nar

Noun

senar anim

1. husband

   Synonym: gizon

Declension

Declension of senar (animate, ending in -r)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	senar	senarra	senarrak
ergative	senarrek	senarrak	senarrek
dative	senarri	senarrari	senarrei
genitive	senarren	senarraren	senarren
comitative	senarrekin	senarrarekin	senarrekin
causative	senarrengatik	senarrarengatik	senarrengatik
benefactive	senarrentzat	senarrarentzat	senarrentzat
instrumental	senarrez	senarraz	senarrez
inessive	senarrengan	senarrarengan	senarrengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	senarrengana	senarrarengana	senarrengana
terminative	senarrenganaino	senarrarenganaino	senarrenganaino
directive	senarrenganantz	senarrarenganantz	senarrenganantz
destinative	senarrenganako	senarrarenganako	senarrenganako
ablative	senarrengandik	senarrarengandik	senarrengandik
partitive	senarrik	—	—
prolative	senartzat	—	—

Derived terms

• senar-emazte (“spouses”)
• senar-emaztegai (“fiancé and fiancée”)
• senardun
• senargabe
• senargai (“fiancé”)
• senartu

 

Further reading

• “senar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “senar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

Unknown, likely of pre-Roman origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [səˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seˈnaɾ]

Adjective

senar m or f (masculine and feminine plural senars)

1. (archaic) simple, unlined
2. (mathematics) odd

   Synonym: imparell

   Antonyms: par, parell

Noun

senar m (plural senars)

1. (mathematics, usually in the plural) an odd number

Derived terms

• parells o senars

Further reading

• “senar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “senar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “senar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sēmināre.

Verb

senar (ORB, broad)

1. to sow, seed

References

• semer in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• senar in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch snaar (“string”), from Middle Dutch snaer, from Old Dutch snara, from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈnar]
• Hyphenation: sê‧nar

Noun

senar (plural senar-senar, first-person possessive senarku, second-person possessive senarmu, third-person possessive senarnya)

1. string, chord

Affixed terms

• bersenar

 

Further reading

• “senar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

senar m

1. indefinite plural of sene

Etymology 2

Noun

senar f

1. (non-standard since 1938) indefinite plural of sen