veru
FaroeseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Declension forms of vera (“being, stay”).
NounEdit
veru f
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
Declension forms of vera (“being, stay”).
NounEdit
veru f
- indefinite accusative singular of vera
- indefinite dative singular of vera
- indefinite genitive singular of vera
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Italic *gʷeru (“spit”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéru.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
verū n (genitive verūs); fourth declension
- spit, broach (esp. for roasting)
- dart, javelin
- (in the plural) paling or railing around an altar or tomb
- a critical sign on the margin of a book, obelus
DeclensionEdit
Fourth-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | verū | verua |
Genitive | verūs | veruum |
Dative | verū | veribus |
Accusative | verū | verua |
Ablative | verū | veribus |
Vocative | verū | verua |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- veru in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- veru in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
MalteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sicilian veru and/or Italian vero, both from Latin verus.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
veru (feminine singular vera, plural veri)
- (usually prepositioned) real, actual, true
- il-veru sens tal-ħajja ― the real sense of life
- (usually postpositioned) true, truthful
- tweġiba vera ― a true answer
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
NounEdit
veru f (definite singular vero, indefinite plural verur, definite plural verune)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 1917; superseded by vere