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varna

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English

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa, colour, tint, dye, pigment, appearance, aspect), from verbal root वृणोति (vṛṇoti, to choose, select).

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Noun

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varna (plural varnas)

  1. (Hinduism) any of the four original castes in Hinduism, or the system of such castes
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See also

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References

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  • Credo, Quia Occidentale
  • Welzer, Albrecht. 1994. Credo, Quia Occidentale: A Note on Sanskrit varna and its Misinterpretation in Literature on Mamamsa and Vyakarana. In: Studies in Mamamsa: Dr Mandan Mishra Felicitation Volume edited by R.C. Dwivedi. Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass.

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Czech

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From vařit +‎ -na.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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varna f

  1. boilery, boiling house

Declension

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Further reading

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  • varna”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • varna”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • varna”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Icelandic

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Noun

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varna

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vörn

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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várna f (plural várnos) stress pattern 1[2]

  1. crow (Corvus cornix)
    várna krañkia/rė̃kia[2]a crow caws/cries

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 528
  2. 2.0 2.1 “varna” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.
  • “varna” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

Verb

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varna

  1. to be careful
  2. to preserve, to protect
  3. to warn

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: varna

Slovene

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Adjective

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várna

  1. inflection of várən:
    1. masculine nominative/accusative dual
    2. feminine nominative singular
    3. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish varna, from Old Norse varna, from Proto-Germanic *warnōną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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varna (present varnar, preterite varnade, supine varnat, imperative varna)

  1. to warn; to issue a warning

Conjugation

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Conjugation of varna (weak)
active passive
infinitive varna varnas
supine varnat varnats
imperative varna
imper. plural1 varnen
present past present past
indicative varnar varnade varnas varnades
ind. plural1 varna varnade varnas varnades
subjunctive2 varne varnade varnes varnades
present participle varnande
past participle varnad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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