# vair
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /vɛə/
* (US) IPA: /vɛɹ/
* (General Australian) IPA: /veː/
* (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA: /veə/
* (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA: /viə/
* (Scotland) IPA: /veɹ/
* (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA: /vɜː(ɹ)/
* Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
* Homophone: veer (cheer–chair merger)

### Noun

vair (countable and uncountable, plural vairs)
* A type of fur from a squirrel with a grey back and white belly, much used on garments in the Middle Ages.
** 1999, George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam, published 2011, page 323:Bran wore grey breeches and white doublet, his sleeves and collar trimmed with vair.
* (heraldry) An heraldic fur formed by a regular tessellation of bell shapes in two colours, (for example in the image, blue and white).

#### Related terms

* countervair
* vairy
* varriated

#### Translations
### See also

* ermine
* fur
* potent

### Anagrams

* Ravi, Riva, Viar, riva, vari, vira

## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* vaire

### Etymology

Inherited from Latin varius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈbajr]
* IPA: (Balearic) unknown
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈvajr]

### Adjective

vair (feminine vaira, masculine plural vairs, feminine plural vaires)
* (archaic) varied
* variegated, multicolored

#### Related terms

* gatvaire

### Noun

vair m (plural vairs)
* (historical) vair (black-and-white variegated squirrel fur)
* (heraldry) vair

### Further reading

* “vair” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

vair n (uncountable)
* (heraldry) vair (fur used in heraldry)

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /vɛʁ/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: vaire, vaires, vairs, ver, vers, vert, verts, verre, verres
* Rhymes: -ɛʁ

### Noun

vair m (plural vairs)
* (heraldry) vair

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* ravi, riva, vira, vrai

## Gallo
### Etymology

From Old French veeir, veoir, from Latin videō, vidēre, cognate with French voir.

### Verb

vair
* To see
    Disez-mai don, v'ez-ti pas veü un jiene là tout à l'oure ?Please tell me, have you seen a young man there few minutes ago ?

## Middle English
### Noun

vair
* Alternative form of veir

## Old French
### Etymology

From the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius.

### Adjective

vair m (oblique and nominative feminine singular vaire)
* changeable; that may change
* multi-colored; polychromatic
* shining; brilliant

#### Declension
### Noun

vair oblique singular, m (oblique plural vairs, nominative singular vairs, nominative plural vair)
* vair (fur of a squirrel)

#### Descendants

* French: vair
* → Middle English: veir, feir, vair, vaire, veire, ver, voir, ware
** English: vair
** Scots: vair (obsolete)
** Yola: vier, wyer, vierd
* → Irish: véir

## Romansch
### Alternative forms

* vesair (Rumantsch Grischun)
* veser (Sursilvan)
* vaser (Sutsilvan)
* veir (Surmiran)
* vzair (Puter)
* verer (Vallader)

### Etymology

From Latin videō, vidēre.

### Verb

vair
* (Puter) to look
* (Puter) to see