jaro

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jaro, *jarъ, *jarь, *jara, from Proto-Indo-European *yōro-, *yeh₁ro- (“year, spring”), *yeh₁r-. Cognate with English year, German Jahr (“year”), Latin hōra (“hour, time, season”), Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “year, season”).^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaro/

• audio

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Noun

jaro n

1. spring (season)

See also

References

Further reading

• jaro in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• jaro in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

From German Jahr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaro/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ja‧ro

Noun

jaro (accusative singular jaron, plural jaroj, accusative plural jarojn)

1. year
   • 1905, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the first World Congress of Esperanto.

     Kaj antaŭ kelke da jaroj mortis tiu persono, al kiu Esperanto ŝuldas multe.

     And several years ago that person, to whom Esperanto owes a great deal, passed away.

   • 1920, Edmond Privat Vivo de Zamenhof,

     Kvankam neriĉa, li proponis anonime certan sumon por daŭrigi la gazeton dum tri jaroj.

     Although not rich, he proposed anonymously a certain sum for continuing the gazette for three years.

Noun

jaro (plural jari)

1. jar (container)

Noun

jaro m (plural jaros)

1. Alternative form of aro (arum plant)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxaɾo/

Adjective

jaro (feminine singular jara, masculine plural jaros, feminine plural jaras)

1. (of an animal, chiefly a pig) reddish, ruddy

Noun

jaro m (plural jaros)

1. Alternative form of aro (arum lily)

Further reading

• “jaro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.