varde

See also: värde, vardé, and vardē

Estonian

Noun

varde

1. illative singular of vars

Latvian

Varde

Etymology

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). A different hypothesis derives it from Proto-Indo-European *word-, which also yielded with Old Armenian գորտ (gort).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vârde]

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Noun

varde f (5th declension)

1. 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

Declension of varde (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	varde	vardes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vardi	vardes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vardes	varžu
dative (datīvs)	vardei	vardēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vardi	vardēm
locative (lokatīvs)	vardē	vardēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	varde	vardes

Northern Sami

Verb

varde

1. inflection of vardit:
   1. first-person dual present indicative
   2. third-person plural past indicative

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

varde (?)

1. cairn
2. beacon

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑɖːə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varði.

Noun

varde m (definite singular varden, indefinite plural vardar, definite plural vardane)

1. cairn

   Synonym: røys

2. beacon (fire (to be) lit on a hilltop to warn about enemies)

   Synonym: vete

3. (fishing) a float

   Synonym: dupp

Verb

varde (present tense vardar, past tense varda, past participle varda, passive infinitive vardast, present participle vardande, imperative varde/vard)

1. e-infinitive form of varda (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic *wardōną, whence also English ward.

Verb

varde (present tense vardar, past tense varda, past participle varda, passive infinitive vardast, present participle vardande, imperative varde/vard)

1. (transitive) to guard, protect
2. (transitive) to be related to, have to do with

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

varde

1. past of verja
2. past participle of verja
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

References

• “varde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish vardhe, cognate of English ward. Compare vårdkase.

Noun

varde c

1. cairn (heap of stones left as a marker)

Declension

Declension of varde
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	varde	varden	vardar	vardarna
Genitive	vardes	vardens	vardars	vardarnas

See also

• kummel
• båk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

varde

1. (archaic) present subjunctive of varda; let there be (created)

Further reading

• varde in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• varde in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• vader, vreda