vară

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Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.rə/
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  • Rhymes: -arə
  • Hyphenation: va‧ră

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vēra, from Latin vēr (spring), from earlier *veror, from Proto-Italic *wezor, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (spring). Cognate with Aromanian vearã; more distantly related to Spanish verano and Portuguese verão.

Noun

vară f (plural veri)

  1. summer
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative vară vara veri verile
genitive-dative veri verii veri verilor
vocative vară, varo verilor
Derived terms

See also

Seasons in Romanian · anotimpuri (layout · text) · category
primăvară (spring) vară (summer) toamnă (autumn) iarnă (winter)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin (consobrina) vēra.

Noun

vară f (plural vere, masculine equivalent văr)

  1. female cousin
    Synonym: verișoară
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative vară vara vere verele
genitive-dative vere verei vere verelor
vocative vară, varo verelor