sbâr

Welsh

Alternative forms

• ysbâr

Etymology

From Middle English spare, spar, from Old English spær (“sparing, scant”), from Proto-Germanic *sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sper-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sbaːr/, [spaːr]
• Rhymes: -aːr

Adjective

sbâr (feminine singular sbâr, plural sbâr, not comparable, not mutable)

1. spare, leftover

   teiar sbâr ― spare tyre

Noun

sbâr m (plural sbarion, not mutable)

1. leftover, remainder; (in plural) sparings, leavings

   Synonyms: gweddill, rhylew

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sbâr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies