чары

See also: чарꙑ

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕarɨ]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čarъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ker-, *kēr-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-.

Noun

ча́ры • (čáry) f inan pl (genitive чар, plural only)

1. (poetic, literary) bewitchment, witchcraft, magic, incantation, sorcery, spell
2. (poetic, literary) charm

Declension

	plural
nominative	ча́ры čáry
genitive	ча́р čár
dative	ча́рам čáram
accusative	ча́ры čáry
instrumental	ча́рами čárami
prepositional	ча́рах čárax

Declension of ча́ры (inan pl-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

Synonyms

• волшебство́ (volšebstvó), колдовство́ (koldovstvó)
• обая́ние (obajánije), очарова́ние (očarovánije)

Related terms

• чароде́й (čarodéj, “a sorcerer”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ча́ры • (čáry) f inan or f inan pl

1. inflection of ча́ра (čára):
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural