Faroese

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”) (whence Umbrian 𐌁𐌄𐌓𐌅𐌀 ‎(berva, acc.pl.), 𐌁𐌄𐌓𐌖𐌔 ‎(berus, “sacrificial instrument”, abl.pl.)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷer(H)-u- ‎(“spit”). Cognate of Old Irish bir, biur ‎(“spear, spit”), Welsh ber ‎(“spear, spit”) (from Proto-Celtic *beru).^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwe.ruː/, [ˈwɛ.ruː]

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 neuter.

Derived terms

• verūtum ‎(“short throwing spear”)
• vervīna ‎(“spit”)

References

1. ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “veru, -ūs”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 668
2. ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1, page 62

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