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varna

See also: Varna, varná, várna, várná, vārna, vārnā, and värna

EnglishEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, “colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect”), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, “to choose, select”).

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NounEdit

varna (plural varnas)

  1. (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes

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ReferencesEdit

  • Credo, Quia Occidentale
  • Welzer, Albrecht. 1994. Credo, Quia Occidentale: A Note on Sanskrit varna and its Misinterpretation in Literature on Mamamsa and Vyakarana. In: Studies in Mamamsa: Dr Mandan Mishra Felicitation Volume edited by R.C. Dwivedi. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass.

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CzechEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From vařit +‎ -na.

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NounEdit

varna f

  1. boilery, boiling house

DeclensionEdit

Declension
singular plural
nominative varna varny
genitive varny varen
dative varně varnám
accusative varnu varny
vocative varno varny
locative varně varnách
instrumental varnou varnami

Further readingEdit

  • varna in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • varna in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • varna in Internetová jazyková příručka

IcelandicEdit

NounEdit

varna

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vörn

LithuanianEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.[1]

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NounEdit

várna f (plural várnos) stress pattern 1 [2]

  1. (Corvus cornix) crow
    várna krañkia/rė̃kia[2] - a crow caws/cries

DeclensionEdit

declension of varna
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) várna várnos
genitive (kilmininkas) várnos várnų
dative (naudininkas) várnai várnoms
accusative (galininkas) várną várnas
instrumental (įnagininkas) várna várnomis
locative (vietininkas) várnoje várnose
vocative (šauksmininkas) várna várnos

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 528
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “varna” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  • “varna” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

VerbEdit

varna

  1. to be careful
  2. to preserve, to protect
  3. to warn

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of varna (weak)
present past
infinitive varna —
participle varnandi, -e varnaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk varnar varni, -e — varnaþi, -e varnaþi, -e
þū varnar varni, -e varna varnaþi, -e varnaþi, -e
han varnar varni, -e — varnaþi, -e varnaþi, -e
vīr varnum, -om varnum, -om varnum, -om varnaþum, -om varnaþum, -om
īr varnin varnin varnin varnaþin varnaþin
þēr varna varnin — varnaþu, -o varnaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk varnas varnis, -es — varnaþis, -es varnaþis, -es
þū varnas varnis, -es — varnaþis, -es varnaþis, -es
han varnas varnis, -es — varnaþis, -es varnaþis, -es
vīr varnums, -oms varnums, -oms — varnaþums, -oms varnaþums, -oms
īr varnins varnins — varnaþins varnaþins
þēr varnas varnins — varnaþus, -os varnaþins

DescendantsEdit

  • Swedish: varna

SloveneEdit

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AdjectiveEdit

várna

  1. inflection of várən:
    1. masculine nominative/accusative dual
    2. feminine nominative singular
    3. neuter nominative/accusative plural

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish varna, from Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

PronunciationEdit

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VerbEdit

varna (present varnar, preterite varnade, supine varnat, imperative varna)

  1. to warn; to issue a warning

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of varna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive varna varnas
Supine varnat varnats
Imperative varna —
Imper. plural1 varnen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative varnar varnade varnas varnades
Ind. plural1 varna varnade varnas varnades
Subjunctive2 varne varnade varnes varnades
Participles
Present participle varnande
Past participle varnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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