varr

Albanian

Alternative forms

• vorr (Gheg)

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ā̆ur(V)n, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-, close to Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌷𐌾𐍉𐌽𐍃 (aurahjōns, “monuments, tombs”), Old English ēar (“grave, earth”).

Noun

varr m (plural varre, definite varri, definite plural varret)

1. grave

Declension

Declension of varr

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	varr	varre	varri	varret
accusative			varrin
dative	varri	varreve	varrit	varrevet
ablative		varresh

Derived terms

• varrezë
• varrim

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *worka-. Cognates include Komi-Zyrian вурны (vurny) and Udmurt вурыны (vuryny).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒrː]

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• Hyphenation: varr
• Rhymes: -ɒrː

Verb

varr

1. (transitive) to sew (to use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with var.

Conjugation

conjugation of varr

			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
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	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	varrnék	varrnál	varrna	varrnánk	varrnátok	varrnának
		Def.	varrnám	varrnád	varrná	varrnánk (or varrnók)	varrnátok	varrnák
		2nd-p. o.	varrnálak	―
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	―
Infinitive	varrni		varrnom	varrnod	varrnia	varrnunk	varrnotok	varrniuk
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
			varrás	varró	varrt or varrott	varrandó	varrva	varrhat

Derived terms

• varrat
• varratlan
• varrás
• varroda
• varrott
• varró

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• átvarr
• bevarr
• elvarr
• felvarr
• hozzávarr
• kivarr
• levarr
• megvarr
• összevarr
• rávarr

Further reading

• 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /var/

Noun

varr

1. Soft mutation of barr.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waraz.

Adjective

varr

1. aware
2. wary

Declension

    Strong declension of varr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	varr	vǫr	vart
accusative	varan	vara	vart
dative	vǫrum	varri	vǫru
genitive	vars	varrar	vars
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	varir	varar	vǫr
accusative	vara	varar	vǫr
dative	vǫrum	vǫrum	vǫrum
genitive	varra	varra	varra

    Weak declension of varr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vari	vara	vara
accusative	vara	vǫru	vara
dative	vara	vǫru	vara
genitive	vara	vǫru	vara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	vǫru	vǫru	vǫru
accusative	vǫru	vǫru	vǫru
dative	vǫrum	vǫrum	vǫrum
genitive	vǫru	vǫru	vǫru

    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

• vari
• varzla

Related terms

• vara
• vǫrðr

Descendants

• Icelandic: var
• Faroese: varur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: var
• Norwegian Bokmål: var
• Swedish: var
• Danish: var

References

• “varr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press