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, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (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
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