var

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Translingual

Symbol

var

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Huarijio.
(physics, electrics) alternative form of VAR

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Noun

var (countable and uncountable, plural vars)

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

Derived terms

varmeter

Anagrams

ARV, rav

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 (aorist vara, participle varur) (transitive)

to hang
to depend on
to bring down

Conjugation

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References

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɑr/

Predicative

var

Existential copula: there is, there are, there exists, there exist
Expressing possession: to have

Antonyms

yox (“there is no; to not have”)

Derived terms

References

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vārus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbar]
IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvar]

Adjective

var (feminine vara, masculine plural vars, feminine plural vares)

varous

Related terms

vara

Chrau

Numeral

var

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech var, from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvar]
Hyphenation: var
Rhymes: -ar

Noun

var m inan

boiling
ferment, unrest

Declension

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz, cognate with English aware.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑˀ]

Adjective

var

only used in blive var (“become aware”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑ]

Verb

var

past of være

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʋɑːˀ]

Verb

var

imperative of vare

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch varre, verre, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farzô (“bull, ox”). Related to vaars (“heifer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɑr/

Noun

var m (plural varren, diminutive varretje n)

(dialectal) young bull

Faroese

Pronunciation

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

Verb

var

first/third-person indicative past of vera
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?

Gagauz

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Turkish and Azerbaijani var.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɑˑr/

Adjective

var (not comparable)

existential predicative; existent, there is
hertürlü imää var tükända ― there's all sorts of food in the shop (literally, “all sorts of food are existent in the shop”)

Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps related to the verb varr (“to sew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvɒr]
Rhymes: -ɒr

Noun

var (plural varok or varak)

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

Declension

or less commonly:

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vaːr/
Rhymes: -aːr

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

var (comparative varari, superlative varastur)

cautious, aware

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

var n (genitive singular vars, nominative plural vör)

lee, shelter
Synonym: skjól

Declension

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

var

first/third-person singular past indicative of vera (“to be”)

Jamtish

Verb

var

inflection of vara:
1. past indicative
2. imperative second-person singular

Latvian

Verb

var

third-person singular/plural present indicative of varēt
(with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of varēt
(with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of varēt

Laz

Postposition

var

Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

Adverb

var

Latin spelling of ვარ (var)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɑːɾ/

Verb

var

simple past of være
imperative of vare

Derived terms

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse var, from Proto-Germanic *was. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂wes-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɑː(r)/

Verb

var

past tense of vera (“to be”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse varr, from Proto-Germanic *waraz. Akin to English wary.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Adjective

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

wary, careful
nervous, timid
sensitive
Eg er var for høge lydar. ― I am sensitive to loud noises.

Derived terms

føre var

Etymology 3

From Old Norse ver, from verja. Doublet of vær.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Noun

var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)

a sheath or covering
Har du dratt var på putene endå? ― Have you put the pillows in pillowcases yet?

Derived terms

putevar

Etymology 4

Uncertain, but may be related to verk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Noun

var n (definite singular varet, indefinite plural var, definite plural vara)

(dried) slime, pus, pain

Etymology 5

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɑːr/

Verb

var

present of va
imperative of vara

References

“var” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

arv, rav

Old Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈʋar/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈvar/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vřieti or vařiti.

Noun

var m inan

batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Czech: var

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Noun

var m inan

heat
sunstroke

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Verb

var

first/third-person singular indicative past of vera

Descendants

Icelandic: var
Faroese: var
Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: var
- Norwegian Nynorsk: var
Jamtish: var
Elfdalian: war
Old Swedish: var, war
- Swedish: var
Danish: var
Old Gutnish: war

Old Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

Noun

var m inan

batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)

Derived terms

Descendants

Slovak: var

Old Swedish

Verb

var

first/third-person singular indicative past of vara

Pali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वृ (vṛ).

Root

var (Pali name vara or vu)

to hinder, to obstruct; to conceal, to protect
to wish

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic варъ (varŭ), from Proto-Slavic *varъ.

Noun

var n (plural varuri)

lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)

Declension

Salar

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish var. Doublet of bar (“rich”).

Pronunciation

(Jiezi, Gaizi, Qingshui, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [vɑɹ], [vɑr]
(Hanbahe, Daowei, Chahandusi, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [vɑːɹ], [vɑːr]
(Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [bɑːr], [pɑː], [pɑr]

Noun

var

there is

References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “var”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 300, 433, 437, 540, 541
马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “var”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 292
林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “bɑr”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar]‎^[3], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 135
Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “var”, in 米娜瓦尔艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 135
Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “var”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[4], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 175

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋâːr/

Noun

vȃr m or f (Cyrillic spelling ва̑р)

(uncountable) heat

Declension

References

“var”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [var]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Noun

var m inan

heat
Synonyms: horúčava, horúčosť, páľava

Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.

Noun

var m inan (relational adjective varový or varný)

brewing

Declension

Etymology 3

Particle

var

alternative form of vari

Slovene

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).

Noun

vȃr m inan

soldering, welding
solder
fine sand, which the smith needs to sprinkle the iron with, when he welds

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrẹ́ti or varíti.

Noun

vȃr m inan

broth, stock, brew

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English var.

Noun

var m inan

(physics) var

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 4

Derived from Iranian. Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬭𐬀 (vāra, “entrenchment”), Middle Persian wl (war, “castle”).

Noun

var m inan

fortress

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Alternative forms

hvar (obsolete since 1906)
hwar (obsolete)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɑːr/, [vɒ̜ːr]
Rhymes: -ɑːr

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

var (not comparable)

where; at which place
Synonym: (informal, nonstandard) vart

Related terms

Conjunction

var

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)”). Cognate with Icelandic hver.

Determiner

var (neuter vart)

(somewhat dated, often in expressions and compounds) each, every (all, taken one at a time)
Synonym: (every) varje
- c. 1847, Carl August Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's As You Like It (c. 1599), act 3, scene 2
each (per person/thing involved)

Derived terms

Etymology 3

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

Noun

var n or c

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

Declension

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Etymology 4

From Old Norse var, from earlier vas, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᛋ (was), from Proto-Germanic *was.

Verb

var

past indicative of vara: was, were
imperative of vara

Derived terms

References

var in Svensk ordbok (SO)
var in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
var in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

Tat

Etymology

From Middle Persian w’t (wād, “wind”), from Proto-Iranian *HwáHatah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwáHatas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts (“wind”).

Noun

var

wind

Turkish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɑɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وار (var), from Old Anatolian Turkish وار (var), from Proto-Turkic *bār. Compare Old Turkic 𐰉𐰺 (bar).

Adjective

var (not comparable)

there is, there are (not a verb)
it exists
Expressing possession, equivalent of have.

Determiner

var

(dated or literary) every, all

Usage notes

• As an adjective, var is only used predicatively.

• In the phrases “var olmak” and “var etmek”, the word is pronounced with a long vowel (va:r).

Antonyms

yok (there isn't, not have)

Derived terms

Noun

var (definite accusative varı, plural varlar)

everything one has
belongings, possession, wealth

Etymology 2

Interjection

var

go ahead
var, dediğini yap ― go ahead, do what you say
An expression of encouragement of the following verb, go ahead
Synonym: haydi
(Niğde) scram, go away, get out, piss off
Synonym: defol

Verb

var

second-person singular imperative of varmak

Yola

Etymology 1

From Middle English far, from Old English feorr. Cognate with West English vur.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /var/

Adjective

var (comparative valler)

Adverb

var

Etymology 2

Preposition

var

alternative form of vor

References

Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 74

var

var

Translingual

Symbol

See also

English

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Anagrams

Albanian

Etymology

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Azerbaijani

Etymology

Pronunciation

Predicative

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Related terms

Further reading

Chrau

Numeral

Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Danish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Faroese

Pronunciation

Verb

Gagauz

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Derived terms

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension