veru

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FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Declension forms of vera ‎(“being, stay”).

NounEdit

veru f

1. accusative singular of vera
2. dative singular of vera
3. genitive singular of vera

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IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

Declension forms of vera ‎(“being, stay”).

NounEdit

veru f

1. indefinite accusative singular of vera
2. indefinite dative singular of vera
3. indefinite genitive singular of vera

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LatinEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• verum
• verōnēs

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Italic *gʷeru ‎(“spit”) (whence Umbrian 𐌁𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌀 ‎(berva, acc.pl.), 𐌁𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌔 ‎(berus, “sacrificial instrument”, abl.pl.)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷer(H)-u- ‎(“spit”). Cognate of Old Irish bir, biur ‎(“spear, spit”), Welsh ber ‎(“spear, spit”) (from Proto-Celtic *beru).

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwe.ruː/, [ˈwɛ.ruː]

NounEdit

verū n ‎(genitive verūs); fourth declension

1. spit, broach (esp. for roasting)
2. dart, javelin
3. (in the plural) paling or railing around an altar or tomb
4. a critical sign on the margin of a book, obelus

DeclensionEdit

Fourth declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	verū	verua
genitive	verūs	veruum
dative	verū	veribus
accusative	verū	verua
ablative	verū	veribus
vocative	verū	verua

Derived termsEdit

• verūtum ‎(“short throwing spear”)
• vervīna ‎(“spit”)

ReferencesEdit

• veru in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• veru in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.