varar

See also: vårar

Galician

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Late Latin varare,^[1] derived from varus (“bow-legged”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈɾaɾ/

Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varei, past participle varado)

(pronominal) to become crippled
Synonyms: eivar, toller
(nautical) to beach, strand

Conjugation

Conjugation of varar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	varar
Personal	varar	varares	varar	vararmos	varardes	vararen
Gerund
	varando
Past participle
Masculine	varado			varados
Feminine	varada			varadas
Indicative
Present	varo	varas	vara	varamos	varades	varan
Imperfect	varaba	varabas	varaba	varabamos	varabades	varaban
Preterite	varei	varaches	varou	varamos	varastes	vararon
Pluperfect	varara	vararas	varara	vararamos	vararades	vararan
Future	vararei	vararás	varará	vararemos	vararedes	vararán
Conditional	vararía	vararías	vararía	varariamos	varariades	vararían
Subjunctive
Present	vare	vares	vare	varemos	varedes	varen
Imperfect	varase	varases	varase	varásemos	varásedes	varasen
Future	varar	varares	varar	vararmos	varardes	vararen
Imperative
Affirmative		vara	vare	varemos	varade	varen
Negative (non)		non vares	non vare	non varemos	non varedes	non varen

Reintegrated conjugation of varar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	varar
Personal	varar	varares	varar	vararmos	varardes	vararem
Gerund
	varando
Past participle
Masculine	varado			varados
Feminine	varada			varadas
Indicative
Present	varo	varas	vara	varamos	varades, varais	varam
Imperfect	varava	varavas	varava	varávamos	varávades, varáveis, varávais¹	varavam
Preterite	varei	varaste, varache¹	varou	varamos	varastes	varárom, vararam
Pluperfect	varara	vararas	varara	varáramos	varárades, varáreis, varárais¹	vararam
Future	vararei	vararás	varará	vararemos	vararedes, varareis	vararám, vararão
Conditional	vararia	vararias	vararia	vararíamos	vararíades, vararíeis, vararíais¹	varariam
Subjunctive
Present	vare	vares	vare	varemos	varedes, vareis	varem
Imperfect	varasse	varasses	varasse	varássemos	varássedes, varásseis	varassem
Future	varar	varares	varar	vararmos	varardes	vararem
Imperative
Affirmative		vara	vare	varemos	varade, varai	varem
Negative (nom)		nom vares	nom vare	nom varemos	nom varedes, nom vareis	nom varem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “varar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “varar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“varar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “varar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“varar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “varar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “varar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Icelandic

Noun

varar

indefinite genitive singular of vör

Old Norse

Noun

varar

inflection of vǫr:
1. nominative/accusative plural
2. genitive singular

Portuguese

Etymology

From vara (“stick, rod”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaˈɾa(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈɾaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐˈɾa.ɾi/

Hyphenation: va‧rar

Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varei, past participle varado)

to overthrow; to pull down
to hit with a stick or rod^[1]
to pierce, to go through
Synonym: atravessar

Conjugation

Conjugation of varar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	varar
Personal	varar	varares	varar	vararmos	varardes	vararem
Gerund
	varando
Past participle
Masculine	varado			varados
Feminine	varada			varadas
Indicative
Present	varo	varas	vara	varamos	varais	varam
Imperfect	varava	varavas	varava	varávamos	varáveis	varavam
Preterite	varei	varaste	varou	varamos¹, varámos²	varastes	vararam
Pluperfect	varara	vararas	varara	varáramos	varáreis	vararam
Future	vararei	vararás	varará	vararemos	varareis	vararão
Conditional	vararia	vararias	vararia	vararíamos	vararíeis	varariam
Subjunctive
Present	vare	vares	vare	varemos	vareis	varem
Imperfect	varasse	varasses	varasse	varássemos	varásseis	varassem
Future	varar	varares	varar	vararmos	varardes	vararem
Imperative
Affirmative		vara	vare	varemos	varai	varem
Negative (não)		não vares	não vare	não varemos	não vareis	não varem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

References

^ “varar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Late Latin varare, from Latin vara (“forked branch, bent pole”). Semantic evolution unclear. If so, equivalent to vara (“long pole”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baˈɾaɾ/ [baˈɾaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: va‧rar

Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varé, past participle varado)

to beach
to run aground
to strand

Conjugation

Conjugation of varar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			varar
gerund			varando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		varado		varada
		plural		varados		varadas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	varo	varas^{^tú} varás^{^vos}	vara	varamos	varáis	varan
	imperfect	varaba	varabas	varaba	varábamos	varabais	varaban
	preterite	varé	varaste	varó	varamos	varasteis	vararon
	future	vararé	vararás	varará	vararemos	vararéis	vararán
	conditional	vararía	vararías	vararía	vararíamos	vararíais	vararían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	vare	vares^{^tú} varés^{^vos²}	vare	varemos	varéis	varen
	imperfect (ra)	varara	vararas	varara	varáramos	vararais	vararan
	imperfect (se)	varase	varases	varase	varásemos	varaseis	varasen
	future¹	varare	varares	varare	varáremos	varareis	vararen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		vara^{^tú} vará^{^vos}	vare	varemos	varad	varen
	negative		no vares	no vare	no varemos	no varéis	no varen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of varar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive varar	dative	vararme	vararte	vararle, vararse	vararnos	vararos	vararles, vararse
with infinitive varar	accusative	vararme	vararte	vararlo, vararla, vararse	vararnos	vararos	vararlos, vararlas, vararse

with gerund varando	dative	varándome	varándote	varándole, varándose	varándonos	varándoos	varándoles, varándose
with gerund varando	accusative	varándome	varándote	varándolo, varándola, varándose	varándonos	varándoos	varándolos, varándolas, varándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative vara	dative	várame	várate	várale	váranos	not used	várales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative vara	accusative	várame	várate	váralo, várala	váranos	not used	váralos, váralas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative vará	dative	varame	varate	varale	varanos	not used	varales
with informal second-person singular vos imperative vará	accusative	varame	varate	varalo, varala	varanos	not used	varalos, varalas

with formal second-person singular imperative vare	dative	váreme	not used	várele, várese	várenos	not used	váreles
with formal second-person singular imperative vare	accusative	váreme	not used	várelo, várela, várese	várenos	not used	várelos, várelas

with first-person plural imperative varemos	dative	not used	varémoste	varémosle	varémonos	varémoos	varémosles
with first-person plural imperative varemos	accusative	not used	varémoste	varémoslo, varémosla	varémonos	varémoos	varémoslos, varémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative varad	dative	varadme	not used	varadle	varadnos	varaos	varadles
with informal second-person plural imperative varad	accusative	varadme	not used	varadlo, varadla	varadnos	varaos	varadlos, varadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative varen	dative	várenme	not used	várenle	várennos	not used	várenles, várense
with formal second-person plural imperative varen	accusative	várenme	not used	várenlo, várenla	várennos	not used	várenlos, várenlas, várense

Derived terms

References

Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Swedish

Noun

varar

indefinite plural of var

Verb

varar

present indicative of vara

[1] Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “varar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

[2] “varar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

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