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See also: vår

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Verb

vaar (present vaar, present participle varende, past participle gevaar)

  1. to sail
  2. to navigate
  3. to fare
    Die leerders vaar uitstekend in die plaaslike kompetisie.
    The learners are faring extremely well in the local competition.

Derived terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Formed from vader through regular d-syncope (compare veer, broer, la).

Noun

vaar m (plural varen, diminutive vaartje n or vaarke n)

  1. obsolete form of vader (“father”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vaar

  1. inflection of varen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish far.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑːr/, [ˈvɑːr]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːr
  • Hyphenation: vaar

Noun

vaar (genitive vaari, partitive vaari)

  1. (rare) synonym of vanaisa

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation), singular ...

References

  • vaar in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “vaar”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Determiner

vaar m or f (neuter vaart, plural vaare)

  1. obsolete typography of vår

Etymology 2

Noun

vaar m

  1. obsolete typography of vår

Yola

Noun

vaar

  1. alternative form of feyer
    • 1927, “ZONG O DHREE YOLA MYTHENS”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 131, line 9:
      Wu canna gow to Ilone vaar,
      We cannot go to the Island fair,

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎, volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 131
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