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жар

fairly common #2134C1
nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

feminine жара́

  • 1.

    fever, high temperaturemedicine

    У ребёнка си́льный жар.

    The child has a high fever.

    Usually in phrases like «у него жар».

  • 2.

    heat, hot air

    От пе́чки шёл жар.

    Heat was coming from the stove.

  • 3.

    ardour, fervour, zeal

    Он при́нялся за рабо́ту с жа́ром.

    He set to work with zeal.

    Often «с жаром» = eagerly.

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Declension

This noun exists in singular form only.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

жар

Gen.Genitive

жа́ра

Dat.Dative

жа́ру

Acc.Accusative

жар

Inst.Instrumental

жа́ром

Prep.Prepositional

жа́ре

Word familyжарPRO

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Johan edited translation 1 month ago.
  • _999 edited noun basics 1 year ago.
  • mirco.deckers edited declension 1 year ago.