different between gars vs jars

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z/

Noun

gars

1. plural of gar

Anagrams

• ARGs, GRAS, args, rags

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch garst, a variant of gerst, from Middle Dutch gerste, from Old Dutch *gersta, from Proto-West Germanic *gerstu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ars/

Noun

gars (uncountable)

1. barley

Descendants

• ? Xhosa: írhási

French

Etymology

From Old French gars, the nominative singular of garçon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??/, /?a/
• (Quebec) IPA^(key): [??]
• (Canada)
• Rhymes: -?

Noun

gars m (plural gars)

1. lad, guy

   Synonyms: bougre, mec, type

2. (in the plural) guys (usually all male)

Derived terms

• garce

Further reading

• “gars” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• gras

Latvian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ars/

Noun

gars m (1st declension)

1. spirit
2. mind, intellect
3. ghost, spectre

   Synonym: r?gs

4. vapor

Declension

Middle English

Noun

gars

1. Alternative form of gras

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

gars m (plural gars)

1. (Jersey) gander

Old French

Noun

gars m

1. nominative singular of garçon
2. nominative singular of garçun

Descendants

• Portuguese: garoto

English

Noun

jars

1. plural of jar

Verb

jars

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jar

French

Etymology

Probably from Frankish *gard (“spike, stick”) (with reference to the male's penis). See also however Gaulish garanos ("crane")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?/

Noun

jars m (plural jars)

1. gander (male goose)

Related terms

• oie

Further reading

• “jars” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).