varr
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Albanian *ā̆ur(V)n, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-, close to Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 (aurahjōns, “monuments, tombs”),[2] Old English ēar (“grave, earth”).
Noun edit
varr m (plural varre, definite varri, definite plural varret)
Declension edit
Declension of varr
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 174, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 409
Hungarian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *worka-. Cognates include Komi-Zyrian вурны (vurny) and Udmurt вурыны (vuryny).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
varr
- (transitive) to sew (to use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together)
Usage notes edit
Not to be confused with var.
Conjugation edit
conjugation of varr
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | varrok | varrsz | varr | varrunk | varrtok | varrnak | |
Def. | varrom | varrod | varrja | varrjuk | varrjátok | varrják | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrlak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | varrtam | varrtál | varrt | varrtunk | varrtatok | varrtak | ||
Def. | varrtam | varrtad | varrta | varrtuk | varrtátok | varrták | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrtalak | ― | |||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. varrni fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | varrék | varrál | varra | varránk | varrátok | varrának | ||
Def. | varrám | varrád | varrá | varránk | varrátok | varrák | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. varr vala, varrt vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | varrandok | varrandasz | varrand | varrandunk | varrandotok | varrandanak | ||
Def. | varrandom | varrandod | varrandja | varrandjuk | varrandjátok | varrandják | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrandalak | ― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | varrnék | varrnál | varrna | varrnánk | varrnátok | varrnának | |
Def. | varrnám | varrnád | varrná | varrnánk (or varrnók) |
varrnátok | varrnák | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrnálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. varrt volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | varrjak | varrj or varrjál |
varrjon | varrjunk | varrjatok | varrjanak | |
Def. | varrjam | varrd or varrjad |
varrja | varrjuk | varrjátok | varrják | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrjalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. varrt légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | varrni | varrnom | varrnod | varrnia | varrnunk | varrnotok | varrniuk | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
varrás | varró | varrt or varrott | varrandó | varrva (varrván) | |||||
The archaic passive conjugation had the same -(t)at/-(t)et suffix as the causative, followed by -ik in the 3rd-person singular (and the concomitant changes in conditional and subjunctive mostly in the 1st- and 3rd-person singular like with other traditional -ik verbs). | |||||||||
potential conjugation of varr
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | varrhatok | varrhatsz | varrhat | varrhatunk | varrhattok | varrhatnak | |
Def. | varrhatom | varrhatod | varrhatja | varrhatjuk | varrhatjátok | varrhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrhatlak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indef. | varrhattam | varrhattál | varrhatott | varrhattunk | varrhattatok | varrhattak | ||
Def. | varrhattam | varrhattad | varrhatta | varrhattuk | varrhattátok | varrhatták | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrhattalak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | varrhaték | varrhatál | varrhata | varrhatánk | varrhatátok | varrhatának | ||
Def. | varrhatám | varrhatád | varrhatá | varrhatánk | varrhatátok | varrhaták | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrhatálak | ― | |||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. varrhat vala, varrhatott vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | varrhatandok or varrandhatok |
varrhatandasz or varrandhatsz |
varrhatand or varrandhat |
varrhatandunk or varrandhatunk |
varrhatandotok or varrandhattok |
varrhatandanak or varrandhatnak | ||
Def. | varrhatandom or varrandhatom |
varrhatandod or varrandhatod |
varrhatandja or varrandhatja |
varrhatandjuk or varrandhatjuk |
varrhatandjátok or varrandhatjátok |
varrhatandják or varrandhatják | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrhatandalak or varrandhatlak |
― | |||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | varrhatnék | varrhatnál | varrhatna | varrhatnánk | varrhatnátok | varrhatnának | |
Def. | varrhatnám | varrhatnád | varrhatná | varrhatnánk (or varrhatnók) |
varrhatnátok | varrhatnák | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrhatnálak | ― | |||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. varrhatott volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | varrhassak | varrhass or varrhassál |
varrhasson | varrhassunk | varrhassatok | varrhassanak | |
Def. | varrhassam | varrhasd or varrhassad |
varrhassa | varrhassuk | varrhassátok | varrhassák | |||
2nd-p. o. | varrhassalak | ― | |||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. varrhatott légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (varrhatni) | (varrhatnom) | (varrhatnod) | (varrhatnia) | (varrhatnunk) | (varrhatnotok) | (varrhatniuk) | ||
Positive adjective | varrható | Neg. adj. | varrhatatlan | Adv. part. | (varrhatva / varrhatván) | ||||
Derived terms edit
(With verbal prefixes):
Further reading edit
- varr in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Middle Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
varr
- Soft mutation of barr.
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *waraz.
Adjective edit
varr
Declension edit
Strong declension of varr
Weak declension of varr
Declension of comparative of varr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | varari | varari | varara |
accusative | varara | varari | varara |
dative | varara | varari | varara |
genitive | varara | varari | varara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | varari | varari | varari |
accusative | varari | varari | varari |
dative | vǫrurum | vǫrurum | vǫrurum |
genitive | varari | varari | varari |
Strong declension of superlative of varr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | varastr | vǫrust | varast |
accusative | varastan | varasta | varast |
dative | vǫrustum | varastri | vǫrustu |
genitive | varasts | varastrar | varasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | varastir | varastar | vǫrust |
accusative | varasta | varastar | vǫrust |
dative | vǫrustum | vǫrustum | vǫrustum |
genitive | varastra | varastra | varastra |
Weak declension of superlative of varr
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | varasti | varasta | varasta |
accusative | varasta | vǫrustu | varasta |
dative | varasta | vǫrustu | varasta |
genitive | varasta | vǫrustu | varasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | vǫrustu | vǫrustu | vǫrustu |
accusative | vǫrustu | vǫrustu | vǫrustu |
dative | vǫrustum | vǫrustum | vǫrustum |
genitive | vǫrustu | vǫrustu | vǫrustu |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “varr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press