varar

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Late Latin varare,^[1] derived from varus (“bow-legged”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾaɾ/

Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varei, past participle varado)

1. (pronominal) to become crippled

   Synonyms: eivar, toller

2. (nautical) to beach, strand

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “varar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “varar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “varar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “varar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “varar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “varar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Noun

varar

1. indefinite genitive singular of vör

Noun

varar

1. inflection of vǫr:
   1. nominative/accusative plural
   2. genitive singular

Etymology

From vara (“stick, rod”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: va‧rar

Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varei, past participle varado)

1. to overthrow; to pull down
2. to hit with a stick or rod^[1]
3. to pierce, to go through

   Synonym: atravessar

References

Etymology

Possibly from Late Latin varare, from Latin vara (“forked branch, bent pole”). Semantic evolution unclear. If so, equivalent to vara (“long pole”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɾaɾ/ [baˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: va‧rar

Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varé, past participle varado)

1. to beach
2. to run aground
3. to strand

References

• Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Further reading

• “varar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Noun

varar

1. indefinite plural of var

Verb

varar

1. present indicative of vara