var

Translingual

Symbol

var

1. (physics, electrics) Alternative form of VAR

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

var (countable and uncountable, plural vars)

1. (programming) Abbreviation of variable.
2. (statistics) Abbreviation of variance.
4. (physics) A unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.
5. (bodybuilding, slang, uncountable) Clipping of Anavar.

Derived terms

• varmeter

Anagrams

• ARV, rav

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *werja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to bind, hang”) (compare Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to heave, hoist up”), Lithuanian vérti (“to weigh”)).

Verb

var (aorist vara, participle varur)

1. to hang
2. to depend on
3. to bring down

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑr/

Predicative

var

1. Existential copula: there is, there are, there exists, there exist

   Bakının yaxınlığında bir karvansara var.

   There is a caravanserai near Baku.

   ― Düyü var? ― Bəli, var.

   ―Is there any rice? ―Yes, there is.

2. Expressing possession: to have

   Üç qardaşım var.

   I have three brothers.

   (literally, “There are three of my brothers”)

   ― Gedim çörək alım? ― Yox, hələ varımızdır.

   ―Shall I go and buy bread? ―No, we still have .

Antonyms

• yox (“there is no; to not have”)

Derived terms

References

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vārus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian)

Adjective

var (feminine vara, masculine plural vars, feminine plural vares)

1. varous

Related terms

• vara

Further reading

• “var” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Chrau

Numeral

var

1. two

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

var

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech var, from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: var
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

var m inan

1. boiling

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• var in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• var in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• var in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz, cognate with English aware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Adjective

var

1. Only used in blive var (“become aware”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

var

1. past of være

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

var

1. imperative of vare

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch *var, from Old Dutch *far, *fare, from Frankish and Proto-West Germanic *farh, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farhaz. Related to varken (“pig”), an old diminutive of var. Related to English farrow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑr/

• Audio

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Noun

var m (plural varren, diminutive varretje n)

1. male pig; boar

   Synonym: beer

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛaːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
• Homophones: varð, vær

Verb

var

1. first/third-person indicative past of vera

   Eg var ógvuliga bangin. ― I was terribly afraid.

   Hann var ein góður maður. ― He was a good man.

   Hon var borin í heim í 1913. ― She was born 1913.

   Tað var stuttligt. ― It was funny.

   Var tað ikki hon? ― Wasn't it her?

Hungarian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps related to the verb varr (“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɒr

Noun

var (plural varok or varak)

1. scab (an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing)

Declension

or less commonly:

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

• var 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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz.

Adjective

var (comparative varari, superlative varastur)

1. cautious, aware

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

var n (genitive singular vars, nominative plural vör)

1. lee, shelter

   Synonym: skjól

Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

var

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of vera (“to be”)

Jamtish

Verb

var

1. inflection of vara:
   1. past indicative
   2. imperative second-person singular

Latvian

Verb

var

1. third-person singular/plural present indicative of varēt
2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of varēt
3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of varēt

Laz

Postposition

var

1. Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

Adverb

var

1. Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːɾ/

Verb

var

1. simple past of være
2. imperative of vare

Derived terms

• (of adjective, yet to be added) varsom
• (of noun) putevar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse var, from Proto-Germanic *was. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wes-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑː(r)/

Verb

var

1. past tense of vera (“to be”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz. Akin to English wary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Adjective

var (neuter vart, definite singular and plural vare, comparative varare, indefinite superlative varast, definite superlative varaste)

1. wary, careful
2. nervous, timid
3. sensitive

   Eg er var for høge lydar. ― I am sensitive to loud noises.

Derived terms

• føre var

Etymology 3

From Old Norse ver, from verja. Doublet of vær.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Noun

var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)

1. a sheath or covering

   Har du dratt var på putene endå? ― Have you put the pillows in pillowcases yet?

Derived terms

• putevar

Etymology 4

Uncertain, but may be related to verk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Noun

var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)

1. (dried) slime, puss, pain

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Verb

var

1. present of va
2. imperative of vara

References

• “var” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• arv, rav

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʋar/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈvar/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vřieti or vařiti.

Noun

var m inan

1. batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Czech: var

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Noun

var m inan

1. heat
2. sunstroke

Declension

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “var”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Norse

Etymology

From earlier vas, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛊ (was) from Proto-Germanic *was, first- and third-person past singular indicative of *wesaną.

Verb

var

1. first/third-person singular indicative past of vera

Descendants

• Icelandic: var
• Faroese: var
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: var
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: var
• Jamtish: var
• Elfdalian: war
• Old Swedish: var, war
  • Swedish: var
• Danish: var
• Old Gutnish: war

References

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

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

Noun

var m

1. batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Slovak: var

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “var”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Old Swedish

Verb

var

1. first/third-person singular indicative past of vara

Romanian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic варъ (varŭ), from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

Noun

var n (plural varuri)

1. lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)

Declension

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish var. Doublet of bar (“rich”).

Pronunciation

• (Jiezi, Gaizi, Qingshui, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): ,
• (Hanbahe, Daowei, Chahandusi, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): ,
• (Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): , ,

Noun

var

1. there is

References

• Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “var”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 300, 433, 437, 540, 541
• 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “var”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages ​​- Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 292
• 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “bɑr”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎, Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 135
• Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “var”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 135
• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “var”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 175

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋâːr/

Noun

vȃr m or f (Cyrillic spelling ва̑р)

1. (uncountable) heat

Declension

References

• “var” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Noun

var m

1. heat

   Synonyms: horúčava, horúčosť, páľava

Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

Noun

var m

1. brewing

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Particle

var

1. Alternative form of vari

Further reading

• “var”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Noun

vȃr m inan

1. soldering, welding
2. solder
3. fine sand, which the smith needs to sprinkle the iron with, when he welds

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrẹ́ti or varíti.

Noun

vȃr m inan

1. broth, stock, brew

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English var.

Noun

var m inan

1. (physics) var

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 4

Derived from Iranian. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬭𐬀 (vāra, “entrenchment”), Middle Persian wl (war, “castle”).

Noun

var m inan

1. fortress

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

“var”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hvar (obsolete since 1906)
• hwar (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑːr/,

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɑːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Adverb

var (not comparable)

1. where; at which place

   Synonym: (informal, nonstandard) vart

   Var är mina nycklar? ― Where are my keys?

   Var var jag? ― Where was I?

Related terms

Conjunction

var

1. where; the situation in which

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hverr (paradigm merged with a descendant of *hwaz and a descendant of Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“who (of many)”). A cognate to Icelandic hver.

Determiner

var (neuter vart)

1. (dated) every

   Var dag är en sällsam gåva ― Every day is a peculiar gift

   • c. 1847, Carl August Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's As You Like It (c. 1599), act 3, scene 2

     Att för hvart öga som i skogen ser / Det må ett vittne till min dyrkan blifva.

     That every eye which in this forest looks / Shall see thy virtue witness'd every where.

   Synonym: varje

2. each; per person/thing involved

   Vi fick två bananer var ― We got two bananas each

Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

var n or c

1. (uncountable) pus; a mixture of dead bacteria and white blood cells, occurring in areas of infections n
2. pillowcase n
3. various species of flatfish of the family Scophthalmidae, such as megrim, whiff, butt, turbot c

Declension

Related terms

Etymology 4

From Old Norse var, from earlier vas, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ (was), from Proto-Germanic *was.

Verb

var

1. past indicative of vara: was, were
2. imperative of vara

References

• var in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• var in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• var in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• arv

Tat

Etymology

From Middle Persian w’t (wād, “wind”), from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”).

Noun

var

1. wind

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑɾ/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

Adjective

var (not comparable)

1. there is, there are (not a verb)

   İstanbul'da bir kervansaray var.

   There is a caravanserai in Istanbul.

   (literally, “A caravanserai exists in Istanbul.”)

   Yediye yirmi beş var.

   It's twenty-five to seven.

   (literally, “There are twenty-five to seven.”)

2. it exists

   Pirinç var mı? — Evet, var.

   Is there any rice? — Yes, there is.

3. Expressing possession, equivalent of have.

   İki teyzem ve bir dayım var.

   I have two aunts and an uncle.

   (literally, “My two aunts and my uncle exist.”)

Usage notes

• As an adjective, var is only used predicatively.

• In the phrases “var olmak” and “var etmek”, the word is pronounced with a long vowel (va:r).

Antonyms

• yok (there isn't, not have)

Etymology 2

Verb

var

1. second-person singular imperative of varmak

Yola

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔː/

Etymology 1

From Middle English far, from Old English feorr.

Adjective

var (comparative valler)

1. far
   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:

     Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.

     Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.

Adverb

var

1. far
   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:

     An neeat wooden trenshoorès var whiter than snow.

     And neat wooden trenchers far whiter than snow.

Etymology 2

Preposition

var

1. Alternative form of vor
   • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 39:

     Var faade?

     For what?

   • 1867, “ABOUT AN OLD SOW GOING TO BE KILLED”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 106:

     Gooude var nat oan dhing, niether treesh ar thraame;

     Good for not one thing; neither for the trace, nor the car.

   • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 14-15:

     till ee zin o'oure daies be var aye be ee-go t'glade.

     until the sun of our lives (be for ever) be gone down the dark valley (of death).

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 74