English Online Dictionary. What means var? What does var mean?
Translingual
Symbol
var
- (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)
- to hang
- to depend on
- to bring down
Derived terms
Related terms
References
Azerbaijani
Etymology
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, Valencian) [ˈvar]
Adjective
var (feminine vara, masculine plural vars, feminine plural vares)
- varous
Related terms
- vara
Further reading
- “var” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Chrau
Numeral
var
- two
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech var, from Proto-Slavic *varъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvar]
- Hyphenation: var
- Rhymes: -ar
Noun
var m inan
- boiling
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- var in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- var in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- var in Internetová jazyková příručka
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 *var, from Old Dutch *far, *fare, from Frankish and Proto-West Germanic *farh, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *farhaz. Related to varken (“pig”), an old diminutive of var. Related to English farrow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑr/
Noun
var m (plural varren, diminutive varretje n)
- male pig; boar
- Synonym: beer
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?
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
See also
Further reading
- var in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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:
- past indicative
- 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, puss, 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): (13th CE) /ˈʋar/
- IPA(key): (15th 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
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “var”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
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
References
- “var”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“boiling; boiling liquid”). By surface analysis, deverbal from vrieť or variť.
Noun
var m
- batch (a quantity of anything brewed at one operation)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Slovak: var
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “var”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Old Swedish
Verb
var
- first/third-person singular indicative past of vara
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 (Lin), 莲云 (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], 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
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [var]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vȃrъ (“heat”).
Noun
var m
- 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
- brewing
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Particle
var
- Alternative form of vari
Further reading
- “var”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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.
Further reading
“var”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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
- Var är mina nycklar? ― Where are my keys?
- Var var jag? ― Where was I?
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)”). A cognate to Icelandic hver.
Determiner
var (neuter vart)
- (dated) every
- Var dag är en sällsam gåva ― Every day is a peculiar gift
- c. 1847, Carl August Hagberg, translation of Shakespeare's As You Like It (c. 1599), act 3, scene 2
- Synonym: varje
- each; per person/thing involved
- Vi fick två bananer var ― We got two bananas each
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
Related terms
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
References
- var in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- var in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- var in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- arv
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
From Ottoman 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.
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)
Etymology 2
Verb
var
- second-person singular imperative of varmak
Yola
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔː/
Etymology 1
From Middle English far, from Old English feorr.
Adjective
var (comparative valler)
- far
Adverb
var
- far
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