relvar

English

Etymology

Contraction of relation variable, coined by Christopher J. Date.

Noun

relvar (plural relvars)

  1. (databases, nonstandard) A variable that contains a relation, as distinguished from the relation itself.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin relevāre, or less likely from a Vulgar Latin root *re-herbāre. Compare Spanish relvar and ralbar. Doublet of relevar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁewˈva(ʁ)/ [heʊ̯ˈva(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁewˈva(ɾ)/ [heʊ̯ˈva(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁewˈva(ʁ)/ [χeʊ̯ˈva(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁewˈva(ɻ)/ [heʊ̯ˈva(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɛlˈvaɾ/ [ʁɛɫˈvaɾ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɛlˈbaɾ/ [ʁɛɫˈβaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɛlˈva.ɾi/ [ʁɛɫˈva.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: rel‧var

Verb

relvar (first-person singular present relvo, first-person singular preterite relvei, past participle relvado)

  1. to turf (to plant a lawn)

Conjugation

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