varar

See also: vårar

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Late Latin varare,[1] derived from varus (bow-legged).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈɾaɾ/

Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varei, past participle varado)

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to become crippled
    Synonyms: eivar, toller
  2. (nautical) to beach, strand

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “varar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Icelandic

Noun

varar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of vör

Portuguese

Etymology

From vara (stick, rod) + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /vaˈɾa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /vaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /vaˈɾa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: va‧rar

Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varei, past participle varado)

  1. to overthrow; to pull down
  2. to hit with a stick or rod[1]
  3. to pierce, to go through
    Synonym: atravessar

Conjugation

References

  1. varar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Late Latin varare, from Latin vara (forked branch, bent pole). Semantic evolution unclear. If so, equivalent to vara (long pole) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈɾaɾ/ [baˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: va‧rar

Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varé, past participle varado)

  1. to beach
  2. to run aground
  3. to strand

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

varar

  1. indefinite plural of var

Verb

varar

  1. present indicative of vara
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