See also: varia

Latin

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Etymology

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Of uncertain origin, but possibly a hydronym from a suffixed zero-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (water, rain, flow), similar to the river Avara. The town is close to the confluence of the Anio and Digentia.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Varia f sg (genitive Variae); first declension

  1. A town of the Sabines situated in the valley of the Anio, now Vicovaro

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Varia
Genitive Variae
Dative Variae
Accusative Variam
Ablative Variā
Vocative Varia
Locative Variae

References

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  • Varia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Varia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.