Agar

See also: agar, agár, ágar, and -agar

English

Proper noun

Agar

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• raag, Raga, raga, agra, Agra, Gara

Catalan

Proper noun

Agar f

1. (biblical) Hagar

Related terms

• agarè

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay agar or agar-agar, both meaning jelly.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Agar m or n (strong, genitive Agars, no plural)

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

Declension

Declension of Agar [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Agar
genitive	eines	des	Agars
dative	einem	dem	Agar
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Agar

Italian

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew הָגָר (“stranger”).

Proper noun

Agar f

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

Anagrams

• agra, gara, raga

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Hagar

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa(ʁ)/ [aˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa(ʁ)/ [aˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa(ʁ)/ [aˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈɡa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡaɾ/ [ɐˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡaɾ/ [ɐˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐˈɣa.ɾi]

Proper noun

Agar f

1. (biblical) Hagar (mother of Ishmael)

Related terms

• agareno

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡaɾ/ [aˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: A‧gar

Proper noun

Agar f

1. Hagar (Biblical character)
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Génesis 16:15:

     Y parió Agar á Abram un hijo, y llamó Abram el nombre de su hijo que le parió Agar, Ismael.

     And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. (KJV)

Related terms

• agareno