voro

See also: Appendix:Variations of "voro"

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian вор (vor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋoro/, [ˈʋo̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification^(key): vo‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): vo‧ro

Noun

voro (informal)

1. thief

   Synonyms: varas, rosvo

Declension

Inflection of voro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		voro	vorot
genitive		voron	vorojen
partitive		voroa	voroja
illative		voroon	voroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		voro	vorot
accusative	nom.	voro	vorot
	gen.	voron
genitive		voron	vorojen
partitive		voroa	voroja
inessive		vorossa	voroissa
elative		vorosta	voroista
illative		voroon	voroihin
adessive		vorolla	voroilla
ablative		vorolta	voroilta
allative		vorolle	voroille
essive		vorona	voroina
translative		voroksi	voroiksi
abessive		vorotta	voroitta
instructive		—	voroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of voro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative voroni voroni accusative nom. voroni voroni gen. voroni genitive voroni vorojeni partitive voroani vorojani inessive vorossani voroissani elative vorostani voroistani illative vorooni voroihini adessive vorollani voroillani ablative voroltani voroiltani allative vorolleni voroilleni essive voronani voroinani translative vorokseni voroikseni abessive vorottani voroittani instructive — — comitative — voroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vorosi vorosi accusative nom. vorosi vorosi gen. vorosi genitive vorosi vorojesi partitive voroasi vorojasi inessive vorossasi voroissasi elative vorostasi voroistasi illative voroosi voroihisi adessive vorollasi voroillasi ablative voroltasi voroiltasi allative vorollesi voroillesi essive voronasi voroinasi translative voroksesi voroiksesi abessive vorottasi voroittasi instructive — — comitative — voroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative voromme voromme accusative nom. voromme voromme gen. voromme genitive voromme vorojemme partitive voroamme vorojamme inessive vorossamme voroissamme elative vorostamme voroistamme illative voroomme voroihimme adessive vorollamme voroillamme ablative voroltamme voroiltamme allative vorollemme voroillemme essive voronamme voroinamme translative voroksemme voroiksemme abessive vorottamme voroittamme instructive — — comitative — voroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative voronne voronne accusative nom. voronne voronne gen. voronne genitive voronne vorojenne partitive voroanne vorojanne inessive vorossanne voroissanne elative vorostanne voroistanne illative voroonne voroihinne adessive vorollanne voroillanne ablative voroltanne voroiltanne allative vorollenne voroillenne essive voronanne voroinanne translative voroksenne voroiksenne abessive vorottanne voroittanne instructive — — comitative — voroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative voronsa voronsa accusative nom. voronsa voronsa gen. voronsa genitive voronsa vorojensa partitive voroaan voroansa vorojaan vorojansa inessive vorossaan vorossansa voroissaan voroissansa elative vorostaan vorostansa voroistaan voroistansa illative voroonsa voroihinsa adessive vorollaan vorollansa voroillaan voroillansa ablative voroltaan voroltansa voroiltaan voroiltansa allative vorolleen vorollensa voroilleen voroillensa essive voronaan voronansa voroinaan voroinansa translative vorokseen voroksensa voroikseen voroiksensa abessive vorottaan vorottansa voroittaan voroittansa instructive — — comitative — voroineen voroinensa

Synonyms

• varas

Further reading

• “voro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Anagrams

• Orvo

Italian

Verb

voro

1. first-person singular present indicative of vorare

Anagrams

• ovro, ovrò, rovo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *gʷorō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”). Cognates include Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “I eat”) and Sanskrit गिरति (giráti, “to devour, eat”), Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (jaraⁱti, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwɔ.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔː.ro]

Verb

vorō (present infinitive vorāre, perfect active vorāvī, supine vorātum); first conjugation

1. to devour; to eat greedily

   Synonyms: edō, adedō, epulor, prandeō, vēscor, pāscor, cēnō, cōnsūmō, sumō

2. to swallow up
3. (figuratively) to destroy, overwhelm
4. (figuratively) to read eagerly
5. (vulgar) to fellate

   Synonym: fellō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of vorō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	vorō		vorās		vorat		vorāmus		vorātis		vorant
	imperfect	vorābam		vorābās		vorābat		vorābāmus		vorābātis		vorābant
	future	vorābō		vorābis		vorābit		vorābimus		vorābitis		vorābunt
	perfect	vorāvī		vorāvistī		vorāvit		vorāvimus		vorāvistis		vorāvērunt, vorāvēre
	pluperfect	vorāveram		vorāverās		vorāverat		vorāverāmus		vorāverātis		vorāverant
	future perfect	vorāverō		vorāveris		vorāverit		vorāverimus		vorāveritis		vorāverint
passive	present	voror		vorāris, vorāre		vorātur		vorāmur		vorāminī		vorantur
	imperfect	vorābar		vorābāris, vorābāre		vorābātur		vorābāmur		vorābāminī		vorābantur
	future	vorābor		vorāberis, vorābere		vorābitur		vorābimur		vorābiminī		vorābuntur
	perfect	vorātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	vorātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	vorātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	vorem		vorēs		voret		vorēmus		vorētis		vorent
	imperfect	vorārem		vorārēs		vorāret		vorārēmus		vorārētis		vorārent
	perfect	vorāverim		vorāverīs		vorāverit		vorāverīmus		vorāverītis		vorāverint
	pluperfect	vorāvissem		vorāvissēs		vorāvisset		vorāvissēmus		vorāvissētis		vorāvissent
passive	present	vorer		vorēris, vorēre		vorētur		vorēmur		vorēminī		vorentur
	imperfect	vorārer		vorārēris, vorārēre		vorārētur		vorārēmur		vorārēminī		vorārentur
	perfect	vorātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	vorātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		vorā		—		—		vorāte		—
	future	—		vorātō		vorātō		—		vorātōte		vorantō
passive	present	—		vorāre		—		—		vorāminī		—
	future	—		vorātor		vorātor		—		—		vorantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		vorāre			vorārī			vorāns			—
future		vorātūrum esse			vorātum īrī			vorātūrus			vorandus
perfect		vorāvisse			vorātum esse			—			vorātus
future perfect		—			vorātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		vorātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		vorandī		vorandō		vorandum		vorandō		vorātum		vorātū

Derived terms

• dēvorō
• trānsvorō
• vorāgō
• vorātor
• vorātrīna
• vorātus
• vorāx
• -vorus

Related terms

• vorācitās
• vorāciter
• vorāginōsus

Descendants

• French: vorer
• Italian: vorare, ⇒ vora
• → Esperanto: vori
• Spanish: devorar

References

• “voro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “voro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “voro”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋɔːrɔˑ]

Noun

vóro m

1. genitive singular of voras

Mapudungun

Noun

voro (Raguileo spelling)

1. tooth

Swedish

Verb

voro

1. (pre-1940) plural past indicative of vara

Teanu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vanikoro *varə, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foro/

Noun

voro

1. hibiscus

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vanikoro *varə, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foro/

Noun

voro

1. ray, stingray

References

• François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry voro.
• François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry voro.
• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021), “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.