English

Proper noun

Varus

1. a Roman cognomen

Translations

English

Noun

varus ‎(uncountable)

1. A deformity in which the foot is turned inward.

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *weh₂- ‎(“separate”). May be cognate with varius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwaː.rus/, [ˈwaː.rʊs]

Adjective

vārus m ‎(feminine vāra, neuter vārum); first/second declension

1. bent outwards
2. bandy, bow-legged

Inflection

First/second declension.

Derived terms

• vāricus
• vāra

Descendants

• French: varus

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1108
• varus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• varus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• VARUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “varus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• varus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• varus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• varus in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‎(“highland, high”). Cognate with varix, verrūca.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwa.rus/, [ˈwa.rʊs]

Noun

varus m ‎(genitive varī); second declension

1. eruption on the face, blotch, pimple

Inflection

Second declension.

References

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1151
• varus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• varus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• VARUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “varus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• varus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• varus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• varus in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly