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

Latin

Noun

asara

1. nominative plural of asarum
2. accusative plural of asarum
3. vocative plural of asarum

Latvian

Etymology 1

From asaris ‎(“perch (fish sp.)”).

Noun

asara m

1. genitive singular form of asaris

asara m

1. (dialectal form) genitive singular form of asars

Etymology 2

Asaras

From Proto-Baltic *ašar-, from Proto-Indo-European *aḱr(u), *aḱ-ar, from *h₂eḱru- (perhaps the same as *h₃ekʷ- ‎(“eye”)). Cognates include Lithuanian ašara, Sanskrit अश्रु ‎(aśru), Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬭𐬏 ‎(asrū-), Tocharian A ākär, perhaps also Hittite išẖaẖru, ešẖaẖru (< *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).^[1]

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)

Declension

Usage notes

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

See also

• raudas, raudāt

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “asara”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Spanish

Verb

asara

1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect subjunctive form of asar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect subjunctive form of asar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) imperfect subjunctive form of asar.