-varii

Latin

Etymology

From the plural of Proto-Germanic *warjaz (“guardian, defender”). Compare Old Norse -verjar, -verir in for instance rómverjar, rómverir (“Romans”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwa.ri.iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvaː.ri.i]

Proper noun

-variī m pl (genitive -variōrum); second declension

1. suffix appearing in names of various Germanic tribes

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	variī
genitive	variōrum
dative	variīs
accusative	variōs
ablative	variīs
vocative	variī

Derived terms

• Ampsivariī
• Anglevariī
• Angrivariī
• Baiuvariī, Bavariī
• Falchovariī
• Vidivariī