varde
Estonian edit
Noun edit
varde
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Baltic *war-, *wer- with an extra -de, from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁-, a stem used to form words that imitate human and animal voices (compare vārds (“word, name”)). Cognates include Lithuanian varlė̃ (with a different suffix).[1] A different hypothesis derives it from Proto-Indo-European *word-, which also yielded with Old Armenian գորտ (gort).[2]
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
varde f (5th declension)
- frog (small, tailless amphibian (order: Anura) which typically hops)
- zaļā varde ― green frog
- ezera varde ― lake frog
- purva varde ― marsh frog
- varžu kurkuļi ― frog tadpoles
- dīķī kurkst vardes ― frogs croak in the pond
Declension edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “varde”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN.
- ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 227
Northern Sami edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
varde
- inflection of vardit:
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
varde (?)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
varde m (definite singular varden, indefinite plural vardar, definite plural vardane)
- cairn
- beacon (fire (to be) lit on a hilltop to warn about enemies)
- Synonym: vete
- (fishing) a float
- Synonym: dupp
Verb edit
varde (present tense vardar, past tense varda, past participle varda, passive infinitive vardast, present participle vardande, imperative varde/vard)
- e-infinitive form of varda (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic *wardōną, whence also English ward.
Verb edit
varde (present tense vardar, past tense varda, past participle varda, passive infinitive vardast, present participle vardande, imperative varde/vard)
- (transitive) to guard, protect
- (transitive) to be related to, have to do with
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
varde
- past of verja
- past participle of verja
- definite singular
- plural
References edit
- “varde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Verb edit
varde
- (archaic) present subjunctive of varda; let there be (created)