verna

See also: Verna and верна

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

verna f (plural vernes)

  1. Alternative form of vern (alder)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛr.na/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrna
  • Hyphenation: vèr‧na

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

verna

  1. feminine singular of verno

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

verna

  1. inflection of vernare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Etymology

Possibly an Etruscan borrowing, though a Proto-Indo-European origin would suggest connections with Sanskrit वास्तु (vā́stu, house), Ancient Greek ἄστυ (ástu), Latin vās, Old Norse vist, all referring to "abode" or "utensils".

Pronunciation

Noun

verna m (genitive vernae); first declension

  1. a slave born in his master's house, a homeborn slave.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative verna vernae
Genitive vernae vernārum
Dative vernae vernīs
Accusative vernam vernās
Ablative vernā vernīs
Vocative verna vernae

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Portuguese: verna

References

  • verna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • verna”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • verna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • verna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • verna”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • verna”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

verna

  1. inflection of verne:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse verna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛrna/

Verb

verna (present tense vernar, past tense verna, past participle verna, passive infinitive vernast, present participle vernande, imperative verna/vern)

  1. defend, protect
    Det gjeld å verna om interessene sine.
    It is important to protect one's interests.

Synonyms

Noun

verna n pl

  1. definite plural of vern

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From the root of vǫrn (defence).

Verb

verna (singular past indicative vernaða, plural past indicative vernuðu, past participle vernaðr)

  1. defend, protect

Descendants

References

  • verna”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • verna”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • verna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • verna in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • verna”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • verna”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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