vari
See also: varì, vāri, väri, vârî, vaří, vári, vari-, and -vari
English
Etymology
Compare French vari.
Noun
vari (plural varis)
- (archaic) The ring-tailed lemur.
References
- vari in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Ravi, Riva, Viar, riva, vair, vira
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin varius. Doublet of vair and vaire.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈva.ɾi/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈba.ɾi/
Adjective
vari (feminine vària, masculine plural varis, feminine plural vàries)
- variable, changeable
- Synonym: mudable
- varied, diverse
- Synonym: divers
Related terms
- variar
- variat
Further reading
- “vari” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvarɪ]
- Hyphenation: va‧ri
Interjection
vari
- Go away!
- 1853, Karel Jaromír Erben, “Vodník”, in Kytice:
- Vari od našeho prahu, vari pryč, ty lstivý vrahu, a kdo tobě prve stlával, ať ti zase ustele!
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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Further reading
- vari in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vari in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *varjo, from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*warjōn). Cognates include Swedish värja, Danish værge and Finnish varjo.
Noun
vari (genitive varju, partitive varju)
- shadow
- shade
Declension
Declension of vari (type tühi)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vari | varjud |
| genitive | varju | varjude |
| partitive | varju | varjusid / varje |
| illative | varjusse / varju | varjudesse / varjesse |
| inessive | varjus | varjudes |
| elative | varjust | varjudest |
| allative | varjule | varjudele |
| adessive | varjul | varjudel |
| ablative | varjult | varjudelt |
| translative | varjuks | varjudeks |
| terminative | varjuni | varjudeni |
| essive | varjuna | varjudena |
| abessive | varjuta | varjudeta |
| comitative | varjuga | varjudega |
Derived terms
- lambivari
- vihmavari
Further reading
- vari in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- vari in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
- vari in Sõnaveeb
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑri/, [ˈʋɑri]
- Rhymes: -ɑri
- Syllabification(key): va‧ri
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Russian вар (var).
Noun
vari
- (dialectal) hot weather
- Synonym: helle
Declension
| Inflection of vari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vari | varit | |
| genitive | varin | varien | |
| partitive | varia | vareja | |
| illative | variin | vareihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vari | varit | |
| accusative | nom. | vari | varit |
| gen. | varin | ||
| genitive | varin | varien | |
| partitive | varia | vareja | |
| inessive | varissa | vareissa | |
| elative | varista | vareista | |
| illative | variin | vareihin | |
| adessive | varilla | vareilla | |
| ablative | varilta | vareilta | |
| allative | varille | vareille | |
| essive | varina | vareina | |
| translative | variksi | vareiksi | |
| instructive | — | varein | |
| abessive | varitta | vareitta | |
| comitative | — | vareineen | |
| Possessive forms of vari (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | varini | varimme |
| 2nd person | varisi | varinne |
| 3rd person | varinsa | |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English var.
Noun
vari
- var (unit of electrical power)
Declension
| Inflection of vari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vari | varit | |
| genitive | varin | varien | |
| partitive | varia | vareja | |
| illative | variin | vareihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vari | varit | |
| accusative | nom. | vari | varit |
| gen. | varin | ||
| genitive | varin | varien | |
| partitive | varia | vareja | |
| inessive | varissa | vareissa | |
| elative | varista | vareista | |
| illative | variin | vareihin | |
| adessive | varilla | vareilla | |
| ablative | varilta | vareilta | |
| allative | varille | vareille | |
| essive | varina | vareina | |
| translative | variksi | vareiksi | |
| instructive | — | varein | |
| abessive | varitta | vareitta | |
| comitative | — | vareineen | |
| Possessive forms of vari (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | varini | varimme |
| 2nd person | varisi | varinne |
| 3rd person | varinsa | |
Anagrams
- Arvi, ravi
Icelandic
Noun
vari
- indefinite dative singular of var
Ido
Noun
vari
- plural of varo: wares, commodities, goods; merchandize
Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian вар (var, “boiling water”). Compare dialectal Finnish vari (“hot weather”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑri/, [ˈʋɑri]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑri/, [ˈʋɑri]
- Rhymes: -ɑri
- Hyphenation: va‧ri
Adjective
vari
- hot
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 13:
- Äkkistää mikälee vari ja märkä toukkais hänt kättee.
- Suddenly something hot and wet pushed against her hand.
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. J. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 641:
- Afrikan ja Läns-Aazian variloil steeppilöil ellää suur vihakas hiisnikka - leva.
- In the hot steppes of Africa and West-Asia lives a big angry predator - the lion.
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Declension
| Declension of vari (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vari | varit |
| genitive | varin | varriin, variloin |
| partitive | varria | varija, variloja |
| illative | varrii | varrii, variloihe |
| inessive | varis | variis, varilois |
| elative | varist | variist, variloist |
| allative | varille | variille, variloille |
| adessive | varil | variil, variloil |
| ablative | varilt | variilt, variloilt |
| translative | variks | variiks, variloiks |
| essive | varinna, varriin | variinna, variloinna, varriin, variloin |
| exessive1) | varint | variint, variloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
- varistaa
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 641
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈva.ri/
- Rhymes: -ari
- Hyphenation: và‧ri
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
vari
- masculine plural of vario
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
vari m
- plural of vario
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
vari m
- plural of varo
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vari
- inflection of varare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Etymology 5
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vari
- inflection of variare:
- second-person singular present indicative
- first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- riva, vira
Latin
Adjective
vārī
- inflection of vārus:
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
References
- “vari”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vari”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
Latvian
Verb
vari
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of varēt
- 2nd person singular imperative form of varēt
Old Norse
Etymology 1
Related to varr (“aware, wary”).
Noun
vari m
- wariness
Declension
Declension of vari (weak an-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vari | varinn | varar | vararnir |
| accusative | vara | varann | vara | varana |
| dative | vara | varanum | vǫrum | vǫrunum |
| genitive | vara | varans | vara | varanna |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“water, rain, flow”); see the Latin river Avara.
Noun
vari m
- the watery substance of the blood
References
- “vari”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vari”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 231
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvari/
Adjective
vari
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Serbo-Croatian
Noun
vari (Cyrillic spelling вари)
- genitive/dative/vocative/locative singular of var
Verb
vari (Cyrillic spelling вари)
- inflection of variti:
- third-person singular present
- second-person singular imperative
Swedish
Adverb
vari (not comparable)
- wherein
Anagrams
- Ivar, riva, vira
Võro
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *varjo. Related to Estonian vari, Finnish varjo.
Noun
vari (genitive var'o, partitive varjo)
- shadow
Declension
Inflection of vari
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vari | var'oq |
| accusative | var'o | var'oq |
| genitive | var'o | varjõ varja |
| partitive | varjo | varjõ varja |
| illative | varjo | varjõ varjõhe varja varjahe |
| inessive | var'on var'ohn | var'õn var'an var'õhn var'ahn |
| elative | var'ost | var'õst var'ast |
| allative | var'olõ | var'õlõ var'alõ |
| adessive | var'ol | var'õl var'al |
| ablative | var'olt | var'õlt var'alt |
| translative | var'os | var'õs var'as |
| terminative | var'oniq | var'õniq var'aniq |
| abessive | var'oldaq | var'õldaq var'aldaq |
| comitative | var'ogaq | varjõgaq varjagaq |
Votic
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian вар (var).
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑri/, [ˈvɑri]
- Rhymes: -ɑri
- Hyphenation: va‧ri
Adjective
vari
- hot
Noun
vari
- hot weather
- heat, hotness
Inflection
| Declension of vari (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vari | varid |
| genitive | vari | varije, varijõ, varii |
| partitive | varria | variitõ, varii |
| illative | varri, varrisõ | varije, varijõ, variisõ |
| inessive | variz | variiz |
| elative | varissõ | variissõ |
| allative | varilõ | variilõ |
| adessive | varillõ | variillõ |
| ablative | variltõ | variiltõ |
| translative | varissi | variissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “vari”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn