sbâr
Welsh
Alternative forms
- ysbâr
Etymology
From Middle English spare, spar, from Old English spær (“sparing, scant”), from Proto-Germanic *sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sbaːr/, [spaːr]
- Rhymes: -aːr
Adjective
sbâr (feminine singular sbâr, plural sbâr, not comparable, not mutable)
- spare, leftover
- teiar sbâr ― spare tyre
Noun
sbâr m (plural sbarion, not mutable)
- leftover, remainder; (in plural) sparings, leavings
- Synonyms: gweddill, rhylew
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sbâr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies