varan

See also: våran and v'aran

English

Etymology

Derived from French varan. Doublet of worral.

Noun

varan (plural varans)

1. The monitor lizard.

Anagrams

• Arnav, Narva, Navar, Varna, Vrana, navar, varna

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaran]

Noun

varan m anim

1. monitor lizard, varan

Declension

Declension of varan (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	varan	varani
genitive	varana	varanů
dative	varanovi, varanu	varanům
accusative	varana	varany
vocative	varane	varani
locative	varanovi, varanu	varanech
instrumental	varanem	varany

Derived terms

• varaní

Further reading

• “varan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “varan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

varan c (singular definite varanen, plural indefinite varaner)

1. monitor lizard (Varanus)

Inflection

Declension of varan

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	varan	varanen	varaner	varanerne
genitive	varans	varanens	varaners	varanernes

Finnish

Noun

varan

1. genitive singular of vara

Anagrams

• arvan, ravan

French

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic وَرَل (waral).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.ʁɑ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

varan m (plural varans)

1. monitor lizard

Further reading

• “varan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Verb

varan

1. third-person plural present indicative of varar

Icelandic

Noun

varan

1. definite nominative singular of vara

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French varan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈran/
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

varan m (plural varani)

1. monitor lizard

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	varan	varanul		varani	varanii
genitive-dative	varan	varanului		varani	varanilor
vocative	varanule			varanilor

Further reading

• “varan”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

varan (Cyrillic spelling варан)

1. passive past participle of varati

Spanish

Verb

varan

1. third-person plural present indicative of varar

Swedish

Etymology 1

varan

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

varan c

1. a monitor lizard (lizard of the genus Varanus)

Declension

Declension of varan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	varan	varans
	definite	varanen	varanens
plural	indefinite	varaner	varaners
	definite	varanerna	varanernas

Derived terms

• komodovaran (“Komodo dragon”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

varan

1. definite singular of vara

Anagrams

• varna

Zazaki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɑɾˈɑn]
• Hyphenation: va‧ran

Noun

varan m

1. rain