veru

See also: vérű and веру

Faroese

Etymology

Declension forms of vera (“being, stay”).

Noun

veru f

1. accusative singular of vera
2. dative singular of vera
3. genitive singular of vera

Icelandic

Etymology

Declension forms of vera (“being, stay”).

Noun

veru f

1. indefinite accusative singular of vera
2. indefinite dative singular of vera
3. indefinite genitive singular of vera

Latin

Alternative forms

• verum
• verōnēs

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *gʷeru (“spit”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéru.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.ruː/, [ˈu̯ɛruː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ru/, [ˈvɛːru]

Noun

verū n (genitive verūs); fourth declension

1. spit, broach (esp. for roasting)
2. dart, javelin
3. (in the plural) paling or railing around an altar or tomb
4. a critical sign on the margin of a book, obelus

Declension

Fourth-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	verū	verua
Genitive	verūs	veruum
Dative	verū	veribus
Accusative	verū	verua
Ablative	verū	veribus
Vocative	verū	verua

Derived terms

• verūtum (“short throwing spear”)
• veruīna (“spit”)
• vericulum (“small pointed rod”)

References

• “veru”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• veru in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian veru and/or Italian vero, both from Latin verus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛː.ru/

Adjective

veru (feminine singular vera, plural veri or vera)

1. (usually prepositioned) real, actual, true

   il-veru sens tal-ħajja ― the real sense of life

2. (usually postpositioned) true, truthful

   tweġiba vera ― a true answer

Antonyms

• falz

Related terms

• veraċi
• veraċità
• verament
• verissmu
• verista
• verità
• veriżmu
• verusimilitudni
• verusimilkanza
• verusimli

 

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

veru f (definite singular vero, indefinite plural verur, definite plural verune)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of vere