Translingual

Symbol

Var

1. (physics, electrics) Alternative form of VAR
2. (statistics) variance

English

Proper noun

Var

1. One of the départements of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (INSEE code 83)

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Var m

1. Var

Derived terms

• varois
• Varois

Translingual

Symbol

var

1. (physics, electrics) Alternative form of VAR

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

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *werja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂u̯er- 'to bind, hang' (compare Ancient Greek ἀείρω ‎(aeírō, “to heave, hoist up”), Lithuanian vérti ‘to weigh’).^[1]

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

• varg
• varesë

Related terms

• vjerr, zverk

References

1. ↑ Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz (Amsterdam - Atlanta: Rodopoi, 1997), 423.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /var/
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

var m

1. boiling

Derived terms

• bod varu

Related terms

• vařit
• vřít
• varný

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse varr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaːr/, [vɑːˀ]

Adjective

var

1. (dated) ware

Etymology 2

See være.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /var/, [vɑ]

Verb

var

1. past tense of være

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Noun

var m ‎(plural varren, diminutive varretje n)

1. male pig; boar

Synonyms

• (male pig): beer

Faroese

Pronunciation

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

Verb

var

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

Conjugation

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?

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒr]

Noun

var ‎(plural varak)

1. scab

Declension

Derived terms

• varas

(Compound words):

• ótvar

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-person singular past indicative of vera
2. third-person singular past indicative of vera

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

Lojban

Rafsi

var

1. rafsi of vacri.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɑːɾ/

Verb

var

1. simple past of være
2. imperative of vare

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

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

Verb

var

1. past tense of vera and vere

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Verb

var

1. first- and third-person singular indicative past tense of vera

Descendants

References

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

Romanian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, Common Slavic varŭ.

Noun

var n ‎(plural varuri)

1. lime (calcium oxide, quicklime)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋâːr/

Noun

vȃr m, f ‎(Cyrillic spelling ва̑р)

1. (uncountable) heat

Declension

References

• “var” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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

Noun

var n, 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

Verb

var

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

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑɾ/

Determiner

var

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

   İstanbul'da bir kervansaray var.‎

   There is a caravanserai in Istanbul.

   (Time) Yediye yirmi beş var.‎

   It's twenty-five to seven. (6:35; lit. There are twenty-five [minutes] to seven.)

2. it exists

   Pirinç var mı? — Evet, var.‎

   Is there any rice? — Yes, there is.

3. Expressing possession, equivalent of have.

   İki teyzem ve bir dayım var.‎

   I have two aunts and an uncle. (lit. There are my two aunts and my uncle.)

Declension

or

Antonyms

• yok (there isn't, not have)