vair

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English veir, veire, from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”). Not related to Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“squirrel”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɛə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈvɛɚ/, /ˈvɛɹ̩/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /veː/ (New Zealand) (without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈve̝ə/ (cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈviə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈveəɹ/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /vɜː(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ) Hyphenation: vair 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. (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(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [ˈbajr] IPA(key): (Balearic) unknown IPA(key): (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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Dutch == === Etymology === From Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius (“variegated”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === vair n (uncountable, no diminutive) (heraldry) vair (fur used in heraldry) == Emilian == === Etymology === From Latin verus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvajr/ === Adjective === vair m (feminine singular vaira, masculine plural vîr, feminine plural vairi) true === References === Lepri, Luigi; Vitali, Daniele (2002), “vair”, in Dizionario Bolognese-Italiano, Italiano-Bolognese. Dizionèri Bulgnaiṡ-Itagliàn, Itagliàn-Bulgnaiṡ, 2nd edition, Bologna: Pendragon, →ISBN == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French vair, veir, from the accusative singular masculine form of Latin varius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛʁ/ 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 == 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, wareEnglish: vairScots: vair (obsolete)Yola: vier, wyer, vierd → Irish: véir == Romansh == === 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