achar

achar

English

Alternative forms

• achaar

Etymology

From Hindi अचार (acār)/Urdu اچار‎ (acār), from Persian آچار‎ (âčâr).[1]

Noun

achar (countable and uncountable, plural achars)

1. A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.

References

1. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/achar

Anagrams

• Chara, chara

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese achar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin afflare (“blow”). Cognate with Portuguese achar, Asturian afayar and Spanish hallar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

achar (first-person singular present acho, first-person singular preterite achei, past participle achado)

1. (transitive, now rare) to find, come upon
   • 1555, Hernán Nunez, Refranes en Romance:

     Ala me leue Deus, donde ache dos meus

     May God take me to places where I come upon my people

   Synonym: atopar

2. (transitive, dated) to find, find out; to think
   • c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 806:

     prouarõ tres escaleyras de fuste et acharõnas curtas; et desi atarõnas a hũa cõ a outra et deytarõnas a hũa torre

     they tried three wooden ladders but found them too short; and so they tied them together and leaned them against a tower

   Synonyms: coidar, pensar

Conjugation

Conjugation of achar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	achar
personal	achar	achares	achar	acharmos	achardes	acharen
Gerund
	achando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	achado			achados
feminine	achada			achadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	acho	achas	acha	achamos	achades	achan
imperfect	achaba	achabas	achaba	achabamos	achabades	achaban
preterite	achei	achaches	achou	achamos	achastes	acharon
pluperfect	achara	acharas	achara	acharamos	acharades	acharan
future	acharei	acharás	achará	acharemos	acharedes	acharán
conditional	acharía	acharías	acharía	achariamos	achariades	acharían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	ache	aches	ache	achemos	achedes	achen
preterite	achase	achases	achase	achásemos	achásedes	achasen
future	achar	achares	achar	acharmos	achardes	acharen
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	acha	ache	achemos	achade	achen
negative	–	aches	ache	achemos	achedes	achen

Derived terms

• ao chou

References

• “achar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “achar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “achar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “achar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “achar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ochair (“edge”), from Proto-Celtic *okris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris (compare Latin ocris (“rugged mountain”), Ancient Greek ὄκρις (ókris, “sharp edge”)), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxəɾˠ/

Noun

achar m (genitive singular achair)

1. distance, extent
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 7:

     ḱē n t-axr̥, ə tā ən drehəd šin æš šo?

     conventional orthography:

     Cén t-achar atá an droichead sin as seo?

     What distance (i.e. how far) is that bridge from here?

2. period of time
   • 1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 8:

     ə wakə tū n bĭaiəx ūd lomsə, a çȧn̄ə mē tā axr̥ gȧŕəȷ?

     conventional orthography:

     An bhfaca tú an beithíoch úd liomsa a cheannaigh mé tá achar gairid?

     Did you see that cow of mine that I bought a short time ago?

3. (geometry) area

Declension

Declension of achar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative achar Vocative a achair Genitive achair Dative achar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-achar Genitive an achair Dative leis an achar don achar

Derived terms

• Achar an Dá Lá Dhéag (“the Twelve Days of Christmas; Epiphany”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
achar	n-achar	hachar	t-achar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*akro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 28

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ochair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “achar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 3
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “achar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “achar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “achar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “achar”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy

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Old Irish

Adjective

achar

1. Alternative form of aicher

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	achar	achar	achar
Vocative	achair* achar**
Accusative	achar	achair
Genitive	achair	achrae, achaire	achair
Dative	achur	achair	achur
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	achair	achra
Vocative	achru achra†
Accusative	achru achra†
Genitive	achar
Dative	achraib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
achar	unchanged	n-achar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʃa(ʁ)/ [aˈʃa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʃa(ʁ)/ [aˈʃa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aˈʃa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈʃa(ʁ)/ [aˈʃa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʃa(ɻ)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʃaɾ/

• (Northern Portugal) {{IPA|pt|[[ɐˈt͡ʃaɾ]}}
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʃa(ɹ)/
• Hyphenation: a‧char

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese achar, from Latin afflāre. Cognate with Galician achar and Spanish hallar.

Verb

achar (first-person singular present acho, first-person singular preterite achei, past participle achado)

1. (transitive) to find; to encounter (to come across something that was unknown or had been lost)

   Synonym: encontrar

   Preciso de achar as chaves da minha casa.

   I need to find the keys to my house.

   Nenhum dos estudantes achou a resposta correta.

   None of the students found the correct answer.

2. (ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find; to consider (to have the opinion that a given thing has the given quality)

   Synonym: considerar

   Eu acho essa casa muito feia.

   I find that house very ugly.

   Acharam o filme interessante.

   They found the film interesting.

3. (ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find (to come across something in the given state)

   Synonym: encontrar

   Caminhei até a vila e achei-a inundada.

   I walked to the village and found it flooded.

4. (transitive with que) to think; to think that (to have the given opinion)

   Synonyms: pensar que, crer que

   Acho que vocês deviam ir embora.

   I think you all should go away.

   Acho que sim.

   I think so.

5. (transitive with de) to think of (to have an opinion regarding the worth of someone or something)

   Synonym: pensar

   O que acharam do novo livro?

   What did they think of the new book?

   Me diga o que você acha.

   Let me know what you think.

6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, copulative) to be (in the given state or condition)

   Synonyms: estar, encontrar-se

   O livro se acha aberto.

   The book is open.

7. (slang, takes a reflexive pronoun) to be arrogant or act arrogantly; to think too highly of oneself

   Aquele otário está se achando com seu carro rebaixado.

   That sucker is being arrogant with his lowrider.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of achar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	achar
Personal	achar	achares	achar	acharmos	achardes	acharem
Gerund
	achando
Past participle
Masculine	achado			achados
Feminine	achada			achadas
Indicative
Present	acho	achas	acha	achamos	achais	acham
Imperfect	achava	achavas	achava	achávamos	acháveis	achavam
Preterite	achei	achaste	achou	achamos1, achámos2	achastes	acharam
Pluperfect	achara	acharas	achara	acháramos	acháreis	acharam
Future	acharei	acharás	achará	acharemos	achareis	acharão
Conditional
	acharia	acharias	acharia	acharíamos	acharíeis	achariam
Subjunctive
Present	ache	aches	ache	achemos	acheis	achem
Imperfect	achasse	achasses	achasse	achássemos	achásseis	achassem
Future	achar	achares	achar	acharmos	achardes	acharem
Imperative
Affirmative		acha	ache	achemos	achai	achem
Negative (não)		não aches	não ache	não achemos	não acheis	não achem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:achar.

Related terms

• inchar
• soprar

Etymology 2

From Hindi आचार (ācār) and Urdu آچار‎ (āćār), from Persian آچار‎ (âčâr).

Noun

achar m (plural achares)

1. achar (a spicy and salty pickle of Indian cuisine)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:achar.

Further reading

• “achar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.