veru

Faroese

Etymology

Declension forms of vera (“being, stay”).

Noun

veru f

  1. accusative singular of vera
  2. dative singular of vera
  3. genitive singular of vera

Icelandic

Etymology

Declension forms of vera (“being, stay”).

Noun

veru f

  1. indefinite accusative singular of vera
  2. indefinite dative singular of vera
  3. indefinite genitive singular of vera

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *gʷeru (“spit”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéru.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwe.ruː/, [ˈwɛ.ruː]

Noun

verū n (genitive verūs); fourth declension

  1. spit, broach (esp. for roasting)
  2. dart, javelin
  3. (in the plural) paling or railing around an altar or tomb
  4. a critical sign on the margin of a book, obelus

Declension

Fourth declension neuter.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative verū verua
Genitive verūs veruum
Dative verū veribus
Accusative verū verua
Ablative verū veribus
Vocative verū verua

Derived terms
  • verūtum (“short throwing spear”)
  • veruīna (“spit”)
  • vericulum (“small pointed rod”)

References
    • veru in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • veru in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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