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Agar

Agar

See also: agar, agár, ágar, and -agar

German

Noun

Agar m, n

  1. agar (a material obtained from the marine algae)

Italian

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew הָגָר (stranger).

Proper noun

Agar f

  1. (biblical) Hagar
  2. A female given name.

Anagrams


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Agar f

  1. (biblical) Hagar (mother of Ishmael)

Spanish

Proper noun

Agar f

  1. Hagar (Biblical character)
    • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), rev., Génesis 16:15:
      Y parió Agar á Abram un hijo, y llamó Abram el nombre de su hijo que le parió Agar, Ismael.

agar

agar

See also: Agar, agár, ágar, and -agar

English

Noun

agar (countable and uncountable, plural agars)

  1. A gelatinous material obtained from the marine algae, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
  2. A culture medium based on this material.

Synonyms

Translations

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Anagrams


Czech

Etymology

From Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

Noun

agar m

  1. agar (material obtained from the marine algae)

Estonian

Etymology

Of Finnic origin. Cognate to Finnish häkärä (eagerness to do something; ardent desire, lust), Karelian häkärä (lust, lechery) and Livonian agār (lively). See also Finnish häkärä (mist, fog) and Finnish ahkera (hardworking).

Adjective

agar (genitive agara, partitive agarat)

  1. eager, willing

Declension


Finnish

Noun

agar

  1. Synonym of agar-agar.

Declension

Inflection of agar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative agar agarit
genitive agarin agarien
partitive agaria agareja
illative agariin agareihin
singular plural
nominative agar agarit
accusative nom. agar agarit
gen. agarin
genitive agarin agarien
partitive agaria agareja
inessive agarissa agareissa
elative agarista agareista
illative agariin agareihin
adessive agarilla agareilla
ablative agarilta agareilta
allative agarille agareille
essive agarina agareina
translative agariksi agareiksi
instructive agarein
abessive agaritta agareitta
comitative agareineen

French

Noun

agar m (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of agar-agar

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto agi, from French agir, German agieren, Italian agire, Spanish agir, from Latin agere, present active infinitive of agō, from Proto-Italic *agō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈgar/, /aˈgaɾ/

Verb

agar (present tense agas, past tense agis, future tense agos, imperative agez, conditional agus)

  1. (transitive) to do, act

Conjugation

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • neagar

Derived terms

  • ago (act, action, deed)
  • age (by act, action, deed)
  • agado (acting, action)
  • agiva (active, alive, busy, operative)
    • agiveso (activity)
  • agebla (doable)
  • agema (active, hardworking)
    • agemeso (workaholism)
  • agesar (to be acted upon)
  • ageyar
    • ankrageyar (to anchorage)
    • ageyo
      • ankrageyo (anchorage)
  • kontreagar (to act contrary)
  • interagar (to interact)
  • riagar (to do again)
  • ankragar (to anchor)
    • desankragar (to weigh anchor, get up anchor on)

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay agar.

Conjunction

agar

  1. so that
  2. in order to

Synonyms

  • supaya - Supaya and agar are often used together as "agar supaya" to mean "in order to". However, using either one alone is fine.

Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English agar, from Malay.

Noun

agar m (genitive singular agair, nominative plural agair)

  1. agar
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

agar m

  1. Alternative form of agairt (plea; vengeance, retribution)

Mutation

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

References


Kalasha

Noun

agar

  1. rest day

Latin

Verb

agar

  1. first-person singular future passive indicative of agō
    1. "I shall be done, I shall be made"
    2. "I shall be accomplished, I shall be managed, I shall be achieved"
    3. "I shall be performed, I shall be transacted"
    4. "I shall be driven, I shall be conducted"
    5. "I shall be pushed, I shall be moved, I shall be impelled"
    6. "I shall be guided, I shall be governed, I shall be administered"
    7. "I shall be discussed, I shall be pleaded, I shall be deliberated"
    8. "I shall be thought upon"
    9. "I shall be stirred up, I shall be excited, I shall be caused, I shall be induced"
    10. "I shall be chased, I shall be pursued"
    11. (of a course of action) "I shall be driven, I shall be pursued"
    12. "I shall be robbed, I shall be stolen, I shall be plundered, I shall be carried off"
    13. (of time) "I shall be passed, I shall be spent"
    14. (of offerings) "I shall be slain, I shall be killed (as a sacrifice)"
    15. (of plants) "I shall be put forth, I shall be sprouted, I shall be extended"
  2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of agō
    1. "may I be done, may I be made"
    2. "may I be accomplished, may I be managed, may I be achieved"
    3. "may I be performed, may I be transacted"
    4. "may I be driven, may I be conducted"
    5. "may I be pushed, may I be moved, may I be impelled"
    6. "may I be guided, may I be governed, may I be administered"
    7. "may I be discussed, may I be pleaded, may I be deliberated"
    8. "may I be thought upon"
    9. "may I be stirred up, may I be excited, may I be caused, may I be induced"
    10. "may I be chased, may I be pursued"
    11. (of a course of action) "may I be driven, may I be pursued"
    12. "may I be robbed, may I be stolen, may I be plundered, may I be carried off"
    13. (of time) "may I be passed, may I be spent"
    14. (of offerings) "may I be slain, may I be killed (as a sacrifice)"
    15. (of plants) "may I be put forth, may I be sprouted, may I be extended"

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aɡa(r)/
  • Rhymes: -aɡa(r), -ɡa(r), -a(r)

Etymology 1

Conjunction

agar

  1. so that (in order to)
Descendants
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

agar

  1. agar (a material obtained from the marine algae), agar-agar
  2. agar (chemistry)
Descendants
Derived terms

Old Irish

Verb

·agar

  1. passive singular present indicative of aigid

Verb

agar

  1. passive singular present indicative relative of aigid
  2. passive singular imperative of aigid

Mutation

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

Alternative forms

Noun

agar m (plural agares)

  1. agar

Swedish

Noun

agar

  1. indefinite plural of ag

Verb

agar

  1. present tense of aga.