чары

See also: чарꙑ

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕarɨ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čarъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ker-, *kēr-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Noun

ча́ры • (čáry) f inan pl (genitive чар, plural only)

1. (poetic, literary) bewitchment, witchcraft, magic, incantation, sorcery, spell
2. (poetic, literary) charm

Declension

Declension of ча́ры (inan pl-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	plural
nominative	ча́ры čáry
genitive	ча́р čár
dative	ча́рам čáram
accusative	ча́ры čáry
instrumental	ча́рами čárami
prepositional	ча́рах čárax

Synonyms

• волшебство́ (volšebstvó), колдовство́ (koldovstvó)
• обая́ние (obajánije), очарова́ние (očarovánije)

Related terms

• чароде́й (čarodéj, “a sorcerer”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ча́ры • (čáry) f inan or f inan pl

1. inflection of ча́ра (čára):
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural