varus
See also: Varus
English
Etymology
From Latin varus.
Noun
varus (usually uncountable, plural vari)
- A deformity in which the foot is turned inward.
- Acne.
Related terms
- vary
- prevaricate
Anagrams
- urvas
Finnish
Etymology
vara + -us
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrus/, [ˈʋɑrus̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑrus
- Syllabification(key): va‧rus
Noun
varus
- (archaic) equipment, armament, accessory
- (heraldry, in the plural) armed (horns, teeth, beaks etc. of an animal, especially when coloured in a different tincture from the animal itself)
- varukset siniset ― armed azure
Declension
| Inflection of varus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | varus | varukset | |
| genitive | varuksen | varusten varuksien | |
| partitive | varusta | varuksia | |
| illative | varukseen | varuksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | varus | varukset | |
| accusative | nom. | varus | varukset |
| gen. | varuksen | ||
| genitive | varuksen | varusten varuksien | |
| partitive | varusta | varuksia | |
| inessive | varuksessa | varuksissa | |
| elative | varuksesta | varuksista | |
| illative | varukseen | varuksiin | |
| adessive | varuksella | varuksilla | |
| ablative | varukselta | varuksilta | |
| allative | varukselle | varuksille | |
| essive | varuksena | varuksina | |
| translative | varukseksi | varuksiksi | |
| instructive | — | varuksin | |
| abessive | varuksetta | varuksitta | |
| comitative | — | varuksineen | |
| Possessive forms of varus (type vastaus) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | varukseni | varuksemme |
| 2nd person | varuksesi | varuksenne |
| 3rd person | varuksensa | |
Synonyms
- (equipment, accessory): varuste
Derived terms
- varusmies (“conscript”)
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“separate”). May be cognate with varius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯aː.rus/, [ˈu̯äːrʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈva.rus/, [ˈväːrus]
Adjective
vārus (feminine vāra, neuter vārum); first/second-declension adjective
- bent outwards
- bandy, bow-legged
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | vārus | vāra | vārum | vārī | vārae | vāra | |
| Genitive | vārī | vārae | vārī | vārōrum | vārārum | vārōrum | |
| Dative | vārō | vārō | vārīs | ||||
| Accusative | vārum | vāram | vārum | vārōs | vārās | vāra | |
| Ablative | vārō | vārā | vārō | vārīs | |||
| Vocative | vāre | vāra | vārum | vārī | vārae | vāra | |
Derived terms
- vāricus (“astraddle”)
- vāra (“forked branch, easel”)
Descendants
- → Catalan: var
- → English: varus, varous
- → French: varus, vareux
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1108
- “varus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “varus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- varus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- varus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “varus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “varus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “varus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“highland, high”). Cognate with varix (“varicose vein”), verrūca (“wart”). Compare Proto-Germanic *wer(r)uz (“lip”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯a.rus/, [ˈu̯ärʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈva.rus/, [ˈväːrus]
Noun
varus m (genitive varī); second declension
- eruption on the face, blotch, pimple
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | varus | varī |
| Genitive | varī | varōrum |
| Dative | varō | varīs |
| Accusative | varum | varōs |
| Ablative | varō | varīs |
| Vocative | vare | varī |
Descendants
- Galician: verro
- Spanish: barro
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *vario, varionem
- Catalan: viró
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1151
- “varus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “varus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- varus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- varus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “varus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “varus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “varus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Romanian
Etymology
From French varus.
Noun
varus n (uncountable)
- varus
Declension
declension of varus (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) varus | varusul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) varus | varusului |
| vocative | varusule | |