vars
English edit
Noun edit
vars
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vars (attributive varse, comparative varser, superlative varste)
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *varci. Cognate with Finnish varsi.
Noun edit
vars (genitive varre, partitive vart)
Inflection edit
| Declension of vars (ÕS type 14/uus, rd/rt-rr-rs gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vars | varred | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | varre | ||
| genitive | varte | ||
| partitive | vart | varsi | |
| illative | varde varresse |
vartesse varsisse | |
| inessive | varres | vartes varsis | |
| elative | varrest | vartest varsist | |
| allative | varrele | vartele varsile | |
| adessive | varrel | vartel varsil | |
| ablative | varrelt | vartelt varsilt | |
| translative | varreks | varteks varsiks | |
| terminative | varreni | varteni | |
| essive | varrena | vartena | |
| abessive | varreta | varteta | |
| comitative | varrega | vartega | |
Derived terms edit
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
vars
Ingrian edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrs/, [ˈʋɑrz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrs/, [ˈʋɑrʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑrs
- Hyphenation: vars
Noun edit
vars
- Alternative form of varsi
Declension edit
| Declension of vars (type 5/vesi, rt-rr gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vars | varret |
| genitive | varren | varsiin, varsiloin |
| partitive | vartta | varsia, varsiloja |
| illative | vartee | varsii, varsiloihe |
| inessive | varrees | varsiis, varsilois |
| elative | varrest | varsist, varsiloist |
| allative | varrelle | varsille, varsiloille |
| adessive | varreel | varsiil, varsiloil |
| ablative | varrelt | varsilt, varsiloilt |
| translative | varreks | varsiks, varsiloiks |
| essive | varteenna, varteen | varsiinna, varsiloinna, varsiin, varsiloin |
| exessive1) | vartent | varsint, varsiloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 643
Latgalian edit
Noun edit
vars m
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Verb edit
vars
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From an older interrogative adverb hvarest (“whereto, whither”), see varest, from Old Swedish hvaris.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
vars
- (dialectal, Northern Sweden) where
- 2018, “Gräset är inte alltid grönare”, in Norrbottens-Kuriren:
- Kollegor och vänner blir helt plötsligt även de omedvetna hetsare genom frågor som: 'Jaha, å vars ska ni åka på semestern i år?'
- Colleagues and friends all of a sudden also unconsciously become stress causes through questions such as: 'Well, where are you going on holiday this year?'
Usage notes edit
Etymology 2 edit
Clipping of bevars, itself a contraction of (Gud) bevare oss (”may God save us”), from the present subjunctive of bevara (“to save, to keep”), and oss (“us”).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
vars
- (colloquial) Added to an answering interjection (mainly jo) to make it more emphatic.
- 2012, Guus Kuijer, “Konsten är ett annat sätt att förstå”, in Jacob Roël, transl., Svenska Dagbladet[1]:
- ’Och?’ undrade den gamle mannen. ’Har du förstått ett och annat då?’ ’Jo vars’, sa Jonathan.
- ’And?’ the old man wondered. ’Have you understood a thing or two then?’ ’Yep, certainly’, Jonathan said.
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
See main entry var.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vars
Etymology 4 edit
- (relative pronoun) From Old Swedish hvars, genitive of hvar (“which, every”).
- (distributive pronoun) From a reanalysis of varsin, varsitt (“one each”) (from var + sin, sitt) as consisting of vars + en, ett (“one”) and then expanded to further numerals, e.g. vars två (”two each”), standard Swedish två var.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (relative pronoun, distributive pronoun) /vɑːrs/, [vɒ̜˔ːʂ], [vɒ̜˔ːʁs]
Audio (file) - IPA(key): (relative pronoun) /vars/, [väʂ]
Pronoun edit
vars
- (relative pronoun) whose (of whom)
- 2015, Stieg Larsson, Män som hatar kvinnor:
- Telefonen ägdes av en Margot Lundmark, vars mor faktiskt hette Magda och stundom brukade jobba extra i butiken.
- The telephone was owned by a Margot Lundmark, whose mother’s name in fact was Magda and who sometimes worked part-time in the shop.
- (distributive pronoun, dialectal, Scania) each
- 2004, Mikael Bergstrand, “Ta barnen på allvar i alla lägen”, in Sydsvenskan[2]:
- Hans eventuella brott består i att han för drygt ett år sedan ålade elva unga trädvandaler från Videdalsskolan i Malmö att göra rätt för sig genom att återställa skadan, plantera nya träd och dessutom pröjsa vars tre hundralappar till gatukontoret.
- His possible crime consists in the fact that, just over a year ago, he ordered eleven young tree vandals from the Videdal school in Malmö to do the right thing by repairing the damage, planting new trees and also paying three hundred kronor each to the roadworks department.
Usage notes edit
- Not used as an interrogative pronoun, in which case vems (singular) or vilkas (plural) is used.
- The use of vars with a plural referent was earlier proscribed in favour of vilkas, but is now accepted, e.g.:
- 2018, “Granskning: Gapet mellan grundskolor ökar”, in Svenska Dagbladet[3]:
- På de skolor där antalet behöriga lärare har minskat går många elever vars föräldrar inte är högutbildade.
- Many pupils whose parents are not highly educated attend schools where the number of qualified teachers has decreased.
References edit
- vars in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vars in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Vars. Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 21 October 2013.