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verna

See also: Verna, and верна

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Noun

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verna f (plural vernes)

  1. Alternative form of vern (“alder”)

Italian

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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verna

  1. feminine singular of verno

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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verna

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

Latin

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Etymology

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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".

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Noun

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verna m (genitive vernae); first declension

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

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative verna vernae
genitive vernae vernārum
dative vernae vernīs
accusative vernam vernās
ablative vernā vernīs
vocative verna vernae

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: verna
  • Portuguese: verna

References

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  • “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

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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verna

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse verna.

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Verb

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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.

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Noun

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verna n pl

  1. definite plural of vern

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From the root of vǫrn (“defence”).

Verb

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

  1. defend, protect

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References

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  • “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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