vera

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
vera

Plural
veras

vera (plural veras)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) skin (rolling paper for cigarettes; from Vera Lynn)

[edit] Croatian

[edit] Etymology

From Italian vera.

[edit] Noun

vȇra f.

  1. wedding ring

[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Adjective

vera

  1. true

[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈveːra]

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse vera (to be) from vesa

[edit] Verb

vera, v
number singular plural
person first second third all
Indicative eg hann / hon
tað
vit, tit,
teir / tær / tey
tygum
Present eri ert er eru
Past var vart var vóru
Imperative tit
Present ver ! verið !
Infinitive vera
Pres. part. verandi
Past part. -
Supine verið

vera

  1. to be


[edit] Noun

vera f.

  1. being

[edit] Declension

f1 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vera veran verur verurnar
Accusative veru veruna verur verurnar
Dative veru veruni verum verunum
Genitive veru verunnar vera veranna

[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Verb

vera

  1. to be
    Það er gaman að vera góður.
    It is fun to be good.
    vera eða vera ekki.
    To be or not to be.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Inflection


Declension of vera
(singular) (plural)
(indefinite) (definite) (indefinite) (definite)
nominative vera veran verur verurnar
accusative veru veruna verur verurnar
dative veru verunni verum verunum
genitive veru verunnar vera veranna
Other words with the same declension


[edit] Noun

vera f.

  1. being
  2. stay
    (formal) Veldur vera mín þér truflunum?
    Does my stay here cause you any disturbances?

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

vera sg.

  1. Feminine form of vero.

[edit] Noun

vera f. (plural vere)

  1. wedding ring, wedding band

[edit] Synonyms


[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology 1

From vērus (true)

[edit] Pronunciation 1

[edit] Adjective

vēra

  1. nominative feminine singular of vērus
  2. nominative neuter plural of vērus
  3. accusative neuter plural of vērus
  4. vocative feminine singular of vērus
  5. vocative neuter plural of vērus

[edit] Descendants

[edit] Pronunciation 2

[edit] Adjective

vērā

  1. ablative feminine singular of vērus

[edit] Etymology 2

From vēr (Spring)

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[edit] Noun

vēra n.

  1. nominative plural of vēr
  2. accusative plural of vēr
  3. vocative plural of vēr

[edit] Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit] Verb

vera (present tense er; past tense var; past participle vore/vori)

  1. to be
    Ikkje alle kunne vera til stades.
    Not everyone could be present.

[edit] Scots

[edit] Noun

vera

  1. very

[edit] Adjective

vera

  1. very

[edit] Adverb

vera

  1. very

[edit] Serbian

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věra, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ro-.

[edit] Noun

vera f. (plural vere) (Cyrillic spelling вера)

  1. faith
  2. belief
  3. religion

[edit] Slovene

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *věra, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ro-.

[edit] Noun

vera f.

  1. religion (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death)
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