varus

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Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian varus, from Old Radestrian varus, inherited from Proto-Radic *βarus (“sky”), from Proto-Hirdic *bhárwəs (“world”), from Proto-Laenkean *bʱarwas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/ˈvarɤs/
  • Rhyme: -arɤs
  • Syllabification: va–rus

Noun

varus inan (countable and uncountable, genitive singular varvu, nominative plural varui, compound form varu-, varv-, relational adjective varviș)

  1. sky

Usage notes

  • Despite it now being understood that the sky is not a surface, it is still collocated with the surface-referent prepositions yn (“on”) and an (“off”).
    yn a varva
    in (lit. on) the sky
    yn a varud
    (in)to (lit. onto) the sky
    an a varvu
    from (lit. off) the sky

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Translations

sky