var

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Translingual

Symbol

var

1. (physics, electrics) Alternative form of VAR

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English

Noun

var (plural vars)

1. (programming) Abbreviation of variable.
2. (statistics) Abbreviation of variance.
3. (physics) A unit of electrical power, in an AC circuit, equal to the power dissipated when 1 volt produces a current of 1 ampere.

Derived terms

• varmeter

Anagrams

• ARV, rav

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *werja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“to bind, hang”) (compare Ancient Greek ἀείρω (aeírō, “to heave, hoist up”), Lithuanian vérti (“to weigh”)).

Verb

var (first-person singular past tense vara, participle varur)

1. I hang
2. I depend on
3. I bring down

Derived terms

• varg
• varesë

Related terms

• vjerr, zverk

References

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bār. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺‎ (bar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑr/

Predicative

var

1. Existential copula corresponding there is, there are

2. it exists

3. Expressing possession, equivalent of have.

Antonyms

• yox (there isn't, not have)

Derived terms

• varlıq (“existence; being”)

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *varъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /var/
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

var m

1. boiling

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• bod varu

Related terms

• vařit
• vřít
• varný

Further reading

• var in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• var in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːr/, [vɑːˀ]
• Rhymes: -ar

Adjective

var

1. (dated) ware

Etymology 2

See være.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /var/, [vɑ]

Verb

var

1. past tense of være

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Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farhaz. Related to Dutch varken (“pig”), an old diminutive of var. Related to English farrow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑr/

Noun

var m (plural varren, diminutive varretje n)

1. male pig; boar

Synonyms

• (male pig): beer

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛaːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
• Homophones: varð, vær

Verb

var

1. first/third-person indicative past of at vera

Usage notes

• eg var ógvuliga bangin - I was terribly afraid
• hann var ein góður maður - he was a good man
• hon var borin í heim í 1913 - she was born 1913
• tað var stuttligt - it was funny
• var tað ikki hon? - wasn't it her?

Conjugation

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Hungarian

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, perhaps related to the verb varr (“to sew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒr]
• Rhymes: -ɒr

Noun

var (plural varak)

1. scab (an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing)

Declension

Derived terms

• varas

(Compound words):

• ótvar

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːr/
• Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

Adjective

var (comparative varari, superlative varastur)

1. cautious, aware

Declension

Derived terms

• varlega
• varlegur
• gera vart við sig ("to make oneself known; to show oneself")
• vera var um sig ("to be on one's guard")
• verða var við ("to be aware of")

Etymology 2

Noun

var n (genitive singular vars, nominative plural vör)

1. lee, shelter

Declension

Synonyms

• (shelter): skjól

Etymology 3

Inflected form of vera (“to be”).

Verb

var

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of vera

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Latvian

Verb

var

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of varēt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of varēt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of varēt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of varēt

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːɾ/

Verb

var

1. simple past of være
2. imperative of vare

Derived terms

• (of adjective, yet to be added) varsom
• (of noun) putevar

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr. Akin to English wary.

Adjective

var (masculine and feminine var, neuter vart, definite singular and plural vare, comparative varare, indefinite superlative varast, definite superlative varaste)

1. wary, careful
2. nervous, timid
3. sensitive

   Eg er var for høge lydar.

   I am sensitive to loud noises.

Etymology 2

Verb

var

1. past tense of vera and vere: was

Derived terms

• (of noun) putevar

References

• “var” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse vas, from Proto-Germanic *was, first- and third-person past singular indicative of *wesaną.

Verb

var

1. first/third-person singular indicative past of vera

Descendants

References

• var in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Romanian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, Common Slavic *varъ.

Noun

var n (plural varuri)

1. lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)

Declension

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *varъ, from Proto-Indo-European *wōrh₁os.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋâːr/

Noun

vȃr m or f (Cyrillic spelling ва̑р)

1. (uncountable) heat

Declension

References

• “var” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Swedish

Alternative forms

• hvar (obsolete since 1906)
• hwar (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Adverb

var (not comparable)

1. where; at which place

   Var är mina nycklar?

   Where are my keys?

   Var var jag?

   Where was I?

Related terms

• vart
• varifrån

Conjunction

var

1. where; the situation in which

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hverr (paradigm merged with a descendant of *hwaz and a descendant of Proto-Germanic *hwarjaz (“who (of many)”). A cognate to Icelandic hver.

Determiner

var (neuter vart)

1. every (dated)

   Var dag är en sällsam gåva

   Every day is a peculiar gift

2. each; per person/thing involved

   Vi fick två bananer var

   We got two bananas each

Synonyms

• (every): varje

Descendants

• vardag
• varsågod

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

var n or c

1. (uncountable) pus; a mixture of dead bacteria and white blood cells, occurring in areas of infections n
2. pillowcase n
3. various species of flatfish of the family Scophthalmidae, such as megrim, whiff, butt, turbot c

Declension

Related terms

• bergsvar
• glasvar
• havsvar
• kuddvar
• piggvar
• slätvar
• varböld

Etymology 4

Verb

var

1. past tense of vara.: was, were
2. imperative of vara.

Anagrams

• arv

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑɾ/

Etymology 1

From Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺‎ (bar), from Proto-Turkic *bār.

Adjective

var (not comparable)

1. there is, there are (not a verb)

   (Time)

2. it exists

3. Expressing possession, equivalent of have.

Usage notes

As an adjective, var is only used predicatively.

Declension

or

Antonyms

• yok (there isn't, not have)

Etymology 2

Verb

var

1. second-person singular imperative of varmak

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Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːr/, /væːr/

  Rhymes: -áːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz.

Adjective

var

1. cautious, aware

   bätter fyri var än ätter snar

   better safe than sorry

Etymology 2

Noun

var m

1. cover, refuge

   häran tag varn å mänisja

   the hare takes refuge from people

Etymology 3

From Old Norse vǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *warzuz.

Noun

var m

1. a line in the water made by the movement of a swimming bird or fish
2. (figuratively, of people)

   hä garn var bodhta om

   There is a fuss around him

Derived terms

• varäs (“streaks appear in the water”)

Etymology 4

Inflected form of vera (“to be”).

Verb

var

1. singular past indicative of vera