varna

See also: Varna, várna, várná, vārna, vārnā, and värna

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɜːnə/, /ˈvɑːnə/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)nə

Noun

varna (plural varnas)

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

Translations

See also

References
  • 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.

Anagrams

Icelandic

Noun

varna

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vörn

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvarnɐ/

Noun

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

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

Declension
declension of varna
singular (vienaskaita) plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) várna várnos
genitive (kilmininkas) várnos várnų
dative (naudininkas) várnai várnoms
accusative (galininkas) várną várnas
instrumental (įnagininkas) várna várnomis
locative (vietininkas) várnoje várnose
vocative (šauksmininkas) várna várnos
Derived terms

(nouns):

  • (diminutive) varnelė
  • juodvarnis m

See also

References
  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. “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

Etymology

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

Verb

varna

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

Conjugation
Conjugation of varna (weak)
present past
infinitive varna —
participle varnandi, -e varnaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk varnar varni, -e — varnaþi, -e varnaþi, -e
þū varnar varni, -e varna varnaþi, -e varnaþi, -e
han varnar varni, -e — varnaþi, -e varnaþi, -e
vīr varnum, -om varnum, -om varnum, -om varnaþum, -om varnaþum, -om
īr varnin varnin varnin varnaþin varnaþin
þēr varna varnin — varnaþu, -o varnaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk varnas varnis, -es — varnaþis, -es varnaþis, -es
þū varnas varnis, -es — varnaþis, -es varnaþis, -es
han varnas varnis, -es — varnaþis, -es varnaþis, -es
vīr varnums, -oms varnums, -oms — varnaþums, -oms varnaþums, -oms
īr varnins varnins — varnaþins varnaþins
þēr varnas varnins — varnaþus, -os varnaþins

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
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Verb

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

  1. to warn; to issue a warning

Conjugation
Conjugation of varna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive varna varnas
Present tense varnar varnas
Past tense varnade varnades
Supine varnat varnats
Imperative varna —
Present participle varnande
Past participle varnad
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