varus

See also: Varus

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

varus (uncountable)

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

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

  1. bent outwards
  2. bandy, bow-legged
Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative vārus vāra vārum vārī vārae vāra
genitive vārī vārae vārī vārōrum vārārum vārōrum
dative vārō vārō vārīs
accusative vārum vāram vārum vārōs vārās vāra
ablative vārō vārā vārō vārīs
vocative vāre vāra vārum vārī vārae vāra
Derived terms
Descendants

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)
  • varus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, 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.

Case Singular Plural
nominative varus varī
genitive varī varōrum
dative varō varīs
accusative varum varōs
ablative varō varīs
vocative vare varī
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)
  • varus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, 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
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