voras
See also: Voras and -voras
Esperanto
Verb
voras
- present of vori
Latin
Verb
vorās
- second-person singular present active indicative of vorō
Lithuanian
Valgantis voras - an eating spider
Etymology
Cognate with Latvian vâris (“spider”). Further etymology unclear.
- Smoczyński proposed a connection with Lithuanian vérti (“to thread, to string”), although this is disputed by Witzcak due to unexplained phonological changes.
- Another theory is that it is connected to Latin vārus (“bow-legged”), Latin vāricus (“with feet spread apart”), as spiders have inwardly curved legs that are spaced apart.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋoɾɐs]
Noun
vóras m (plural voraĩ) stress pattern 3
- spider
Declension
declension of voras
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | vóras | voraĩ |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | vóro | vorų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | vórui | voráms |
| accusative (galininkas) | vórą | vórus |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | vóru | voraĩs |
| locative (vietininkas) | vorè | voruosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | vóre | voraĩ |
Derived terms
- voragyvis
- voratinklis
References
- “voras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
- “voras”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012