asara

See also: asarā, asará, asară, ašara, and ašarą

Asturian

Verb

asara

1. first-person singular pluperfect indicative of asar
2. third-person singular pluperfect indicative of asar
3. first-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive of asar
4. third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive of asar

Galician

Verb

asara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of asar

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔà.sáː.ràː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔà.sáː.ràː]

Noun

àsār̃ā̀ f (plural asār̃ōr̃ī, possessed form àsār̃àr̃)

1. Alternative form of hàsār̃ā̀

Latin

Noun

asara

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of asarum

Latvian

Etymology 1

Asaras

From Proto-Baltic *ašar-, from Proto-Indo-European *aḱr(u). Cognates include Lithuanian ašara, Sanskrit अश्रु (aśru), Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬭𐬏 (asrū), Tocharian A ākär, perhaps also Hittite [Term?] (/⁠išẖaẖru⁠/), [Term?] (/⁠ešẖaẖru⁠/) (< [Term?] (/⁠*išẖakru⁠/)), if the initial iš is, as has been suggested, the reflex of an s-mobile; with an extra initial element *dr̥ḱ- (perhaps “bitter”), also Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru), Latin lacrima (from older dacrima, dacruma), Proto-Germanic *tahrą (whence English tear).

Noun

asara f (4th declension)

1. (chiefly in the plural) tears (clear, salty liquid produced by the eyes during crying)

   asaru dziedzeri ― tear glands

   asaru pilnas acis ― eyes full of tears

   prieka asaras acīs ― tears of joy in the eyes

   asaras saskrēja viņai acīs ― tears came (lit. ran) to her (in the) eyes

   asaras plūst aumaļām ― tears are flowing in streams

   smieties līdz asarām ― to laugh to tears

   asaru gāze ― tear gas

   asaru šķidrums satur brīnišķīgu vielu, kura spēj nonāvēt mikrobus ― the lacrimal fluid contains a clear substance capable of killing germs

2. (in the singular) teardrop (a single drop of said liquid)

   lēni norit liela asara ― a big teardrop slowly ran down

3. (in the plural) crying, weeping

   asaras mācas virsū ― tears are gathering

   asaras aizžņaudz kaklu ― tears (= crying) strangled (his) neck

   būt tuvu asarām ― to be close to tears (i.e., about to cry)

   ļaut asarām vaļu ― to let the tears out

   raudāt rūgtas, gaužas asaras ― to cry bitter tears

   caur asarām runāt, smaidīt ― to speak, to smile through tears (i.e, while crying)

Usage notes

The plural forms are much more frequently used than the singular forms.

Declension

Declension of asara (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	asara	asaras
accusative (akuzatīvs)	asaru	asaras
genitive (ģenitīvs)	asaras	asaru
dative (datīvs)	asarai	asarām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	asaru	asarām
locative (lokatīvs)	asarā	asarās
vocative (vokatīvs)	asara	asaras

See also

• raudas, raudāt

Etymology 2

From asaris (“perch (fish sp.)”).

Noun

asara m

1. genitive singular of asaris

asara m

1. (dialect) genitive singular of asars

Portuguese

Verb

asara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of asar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsaɾa/ [aˈsa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: a‧sa‧ra

Verb

asara

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of asar