escar

Catalan

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Ligurian scaro; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἐσχάριον (eskhárion). Cognate with Italian squero.

Pronunciation

Noun

escar m (plural escars)

  1. drydock
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From esca +‎ -ar. Cognate with French escher.

Pronunciation

Verb

escar (first-person singular present esco, first-person singular preterite esquí, past participle escat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (fishing, transitive) to bait (a hook)
    Qui no esca, no pesca.
    He who doesn't bait the hook doesn't fish.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of escar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive escar
gerund escant
past participle masculine feminine
singular escat escada
plural escats escades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present esco esques esca esquem esqueu esquen
imperfect escava escaves escava escàvem escàveu escaven
future escaré escaràs escarà escarem escareu escaran
preterite esquí escares escà escàrem escàreu escaren
conditional escaria escaries escaria escaríem escaríeu escarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present esqui esquis esqui esquem esqueu esquin
imperfect esqués esquessis esqués esquéssim esquéssiu esquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós		 vostès
affirmative — esca esqui esquem esqueu esquin
negative (no) — no esquis no esqui no esquem no esqueu no esquin

Pronunciation

Noun

escar m (plural escars)

  1. (archaic) piecework

Further reading

Cornish

Noun

escar m (plural eskerens)

  1. enemy
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