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Faroese
Etymology
Declension forms of vera (“being, stay”).
Noun
veru f
- accusative singular of vera
- dative singular of vera
- genitive singular of vera
Icelandic
Etymology
Declension forms of vera (“being, stay”).
Noun
veru f
- indefinite accusative singular of vera
- indefinite dative singular of vera
- indefinite genitive singular of vera
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *gʷeru (“spit”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéru.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Declension
Fourth-declension noun (neuter).
Derived terms
References
- “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.
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian veru and/or Italian vero, both from Latin verus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
veru (feminine singular vera, plural veri or vera)
- (usually prepositioned) real, actual, true
- il-veru sens tal-ħajja ― the real sense of life
- (usually postpositioned) true, truthful
- tweġiba vera ― a true answer
Antonyms
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
veru f (definite singular vero, indefinite plural verur, definite plural verune)
- (pre-1917) alternative form of vere