# varar
## Galician
### Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Late Latin varare, derived from varus (“bow-legged”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈɾaɾ/

### Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varei, past participle varado)
* (pronominal) to become crippled
    Synonyms: eivar, toller
* (nautical) to beach, strand

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* varada
* varadoiro

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “varar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “varar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “varar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “varar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “varar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “varar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “varar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Icelandic
### Noun

varar
* indefinite genitive singular of vör

## Old Norse
### Noun

varar
* inflection of vǫr:
** nominative/accusative plural
** genitive singular

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From vara (“stick, rod”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /vaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /vaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /vaˈɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /vaˈɾa(ʁ)/ [vaˈɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /vaˈɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɐˈɾaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɐˈɾaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bɐˈɾaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /vɐˈɾa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: va‧rar

### Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varei, past participle varado)
* to overthrow; to pull down
* to hit with a stick or rod
* to pierce, to go through
    Synonym: atravessar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### References

* ↑ “varar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

## Spanish
### Etymology

Possibly from Late Latin varare, from Latin vara (“forked branch, bent pole”). Semantic evolution unclear. If so, equivalent to vara (“long pole”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈɾaɾ/ [baˈɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: va‧rar

### Verb

varar (first-person singular present varo, first-person singular preterite varé, past participle varado)
* to beach
* to run aground
* to strand

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* varada
* varadero
* varado
* varadura
* varamiento

### References

* Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “varar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

varar
* indefinite plural of var

### Verb

varar
* present indicative of vara