rar

rar

See also: RAR, rár, râr, rår, and rär

Translingual

Symbol

rar

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Cook Islands Māori.

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English

Noun

rar (plural rars)

1. Alternative letter-case form of RAR

Anagrams

• arr

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Aromanian

Alternative forms

• raru

Etymology

From Latin rārus (“seldom”). Compare Romanian rar.

Adjective

rar

1. sparse, thin
2. scarce, few
3. rare, unusual, uncommon

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rārus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈrar/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈraɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Adjective

rar (feminine rara, masculine plural rars, feminine plural rares)

1. rare (very uncommon; scarce)

   Antonym: comú

2. strange, odd

   Synonyms: estrany, anormal

   Antonym: normal

3. rare (of a gas: thin)

Derived terms

• rarament
• raresa
• rarificar

Related terms

• raritat

References

• “rar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “rar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “rar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “rar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German rar (“rare, valuable”), ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“loose, sparse, rare”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːr/, [ʁɑːˀ]
• Rhymes: -aːˀr

Adjective

rar

1. pleasant
2. kind
3. nice

Inflection

Inflection of rar
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	rar	rarere	rarest2
Neuter singular	rart	rarere	rarest2
Plural	rare	rarere	rarest2
Definite attributive1	rare	rarere	rareste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• dejlig
• kærlig
• sød

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German

Etymology

From Latin rarus, chiefly through French rare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːr/, [ʁaː(ɐ̯)], [ʁaːʁ]

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• Rhymes: -aːɐ̯, -aː
• Homophone: Rah (many speakers)

Adjective

rar (strong nominative masculine singular rarer, comparative rarer, superlative am rarsten)

1. scarce; seldom found and therefore in demand

   Synonyms: begehrt, dünn gesät, gefragt, gesucht, knapp, spärlich

2. (dated) rare, infrequent (in general)

   Synonyms: selten, unüblich

Declension

Positive forms of rar

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist rar	sie ist rar	es ist rar	sie sind rar
strong declension (without article)	nominative	rarer	rare	rares	rare
	genitive	raren	rarer	raren	rarer
	dative	rarem	rarer	rarem	raren
	accusative	raren	rare	rares	rare
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der rare	die rare	das rare	die raren
	genitive	des raren	der raren	des raren	der raren
	dative	dem raren	der raren	dem raren	den raren
	accusative	den raren	die rare	das rare	die raren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein rarer	eine rare	ein rares	(keine) raren
	genitive	eines raren	einer raren	eines raren	(keiner) raren
	dative	einem raren	einer raren	einem raren	(keinen) raren
	accusative	einen raren	eine rare	ein rares	(keine) raren

Comparative forms of rar

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist rarer	sie ist rarer	es ist rarer	sie sind rarer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	rarerer	rarere	rareres	rarere
	genitive	rareren	rarerer	rareren	rarerer
	dative	rarerem	rarerer	rarerem	rareren
	accusative	rareren	rarere	rareres	rarere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der rarere	die rarere	das rarere	die rareren
	genitive	des rareren	der rareren	des rareren	der rareren
	dative	dem rareren	der rareren	dem rareren	den rareren
	accusative	den rareren	die rarere	das rarere	die rareren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein rarerer	eine rarere	ein rareres	(keine) rareren
	genitive	eines rareren	einer rareren	eines rareren	(keiner) rareren
	dative	einem rareren	einer rareren	einem rareren	(keinen) rareren
	accusative	einen rareren	eine rarere	ein rareres	(keine) rareren

Superlative forms of rar

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am rarsten	sie ist am rarsten	es ist am rarsten	sie sind am rarsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	rarster	rarste	rarstes	rarste
	genitive	rarsten	rarster	rarsten	rarster
	dative	rarstem	rarster	rarstem	rarsten
	accusative	rarsten	rarste	rarstes	rarste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der rarste	die rarste	das rarste	die rarsten
	genitive	des rarsten	der rarsten	des rarsten	der rarsten
	dative	dem rarsten	der rarsten	dem rarsten	den rarsten
	accusative	den rarsten	die rarste	das rarste	die rarsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein rarster	eine rarste	ein rarstes	(keine) rarsten
	genitive	eines rarsten	einer rarsten	eines rarsten	(keiner) rarsten
	dative	einem rarsten	einer rarsten	einem rarsten	(keinen) rarsten
	accusative	einen rarsten	eine rarste	ein rarstes	(keine) rarsten

Derived terms

• Rarität

Further reading

• “rar” in Duden online
• “rar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“seldom; rare”).

Adjective

rar (neuter singular rart, definite singular and plural rare, comparative rarere, indefinite superlative rarest, definite superlative rareste)

1. strange

Synonyms

• merkelig

References

• “rar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Latin rārus (“seldom; rare”).

Adjective

rar (neuter singular rart, definite singular and plural rare, comparative rarare, indefinite superlative rarast, definite superlative raraste)

1. strange

Synonyms

• merkeleg
• snål

References

• “rar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin rārus (“seldom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rar]

Adjective

rar m or n (feminine singular rară, masculine plural rari, feminine and neuter plural rare)

1. sparse, thin
2. scarce, few
3. rare, unusual, uncommon

Declension

Declension of rar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	rar		rară	rari	rare
	definite	rarul		rara	rarii	rarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	rar		rare	rari	rare
	definite	rarului		rarei	rarilor	rarelor

Adverb

rar

1. sparsely, thinly
2. seldom, rarely, infrequently
3. (of speaking) slowly

   Vă rog să vorbiți mai rar.

   Please speak more slowly.

Usage notes

For the temporal senses, the literal definition found in the Romanian dictionary DEX indicates a meaning like "at longer intervals of time than usual", which explains the usage related to speech.

Derived terms

• rareori

Related terms

• raritate

References

• rar in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German rar, ultimately borrowed from Latin rarus.

Adjective

rar (comparative rarare, superlative rarast)

1. cute; sweet
2. (archaic) rare

Declension

Inflection of rar
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	rar	rarare	rarast
Neuter singular	rart	rarare	rarast
Plural	rara	rarare	rarast
Masculine plural3	rare	rarare	rarast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	rare	rarare	raraste
All	rara	rarare	raraste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Anagrams

• arr

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Zazaki

Noun

rar (c)

1. different
2. way