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Translingual

Symbol

var

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Huarijio.
  2. (physics, electrics) Alternative form of VAR

See also

English

Pronunciation

Noun

var (countable and uncountable, plural vars)

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

Derived terms

Anagrams

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)).[1]

Verb

var (aorist vara, participle varur)

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

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 423

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic вар
Abjad وار

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār.[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

Pronunciation

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

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bār”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎, Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vārus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. varous

Further reading

Chrau

Numeral

var

  1. two

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

var m inan

  1. boiling
  2. ferment, unrest

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

var

  1. Only used in blive var (become aware)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

var

  1. past of være

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

var

  1. imperative of vare

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch varre, verre, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farzô (bull, ox). Related to vaars (heifer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɑr/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

var m (plural varren, diminutive varretje n)

  1. (dialectal) young bull

Faroese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

var (plural varok or varak)

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

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative var varok
accusative vart varokat
dative varnak varoknak
instrumental varral varokkal
causal-final varért varokért
translative varrá varokká
terminative varig varokig
essive-formal varként varokként
essive-modal
inessive varban varokban
superessive varon varokon
adessive varnál varoknál
illative varba varokba
sublative varra varokra
allative varhoz varokhoz
elative varból varokból
delative varról varokról
ablative vartól varoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
varé varoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
varéi varokéi
Possessive forms of var
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. varom varaim, varjaim
2nd person sing. varod varaid, varjaid
3rd person sing. vara, varja varai, varjai
1st person plural varunk varaink, varjaink
2nd person plural varotok varaitok, varjaitok
3rd person plural varuk, varjuk varaik, varjaik

or less commonly:

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative var varak
accusative vart varakat
dative varnak varaknak
instrumental varral varakkal
causal-final varért varakért
translative varrá varakká
terminative varig varakig
essive-formal varként varakként
essive-modal
inessive varban varakban
superessive varon varakon
adessive varnál varaknál
illative varba varakba
sublative varra varakra
allative varhoz varakhoz
elative varból varakból
delative varról varakról
ablative vartól varaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
varé varaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
varéi varakéi
Possessive forms of var
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. varam varaim
2nd person sing. varad varaid
3rd person sing. vara varai
1st person plural varunk varaink
2nd person plural varatok varaitok
3rd person plural varuk varaik

Derived terms

Compound words

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

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

Verb

var

  1. simple past of være
  2. imperative of vare

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Verb

var

  1. past tense of vera (to be)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 4

Uncertain, but may be related to verk.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. (dried) slime, pus, pain

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

var

  1. present of va
  2. imperative of vara

References

Anagrams

Old Czech

Pronunciation

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
adjectives
Descendants
  • Czech: var

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (heat).

Noun

var m inan

  1. heat
  2. sunstroke
Declension

Further reading

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
  • 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 inan

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

Derived terms

adjectives

Descendants

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

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative var varul varuri varurile
genitive-dative var varului varuri varurilor
vocative varule varurilor

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
  • 林莲云 [Lin 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] (in Chinese), 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

Noun

vȃr m or f (Cyrillic spelling ва̑р)

  1. (uncountable) heat

Declension

References

  • var”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovak

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (heat).

Noun

var m inan

  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 inan (relational adjective varový or varný)

  1. brewing
Declension

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, 2003–2024

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 (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Swedish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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?

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 gåvaEvery 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 varWe 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

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
Derived terms

References

Anagrams

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

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

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