LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

vārus1

vārus (feminine vāra, neuter vārum)
Classical[ˈwaː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.rus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivebent in
  2. adjectiveknock-kneed
  3. adjectivefigurativelydifferent, diverse

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevārusvāravārum
genitivevārīvāraevārī
dativevārōvāraevārō
accusativevārumvāramvārum
ablativevārōvārāvārō
vocativevārevāravārum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevārīvāraevāra
genitivevārōrumvārārumvārōrum
dativevārīsvārīsvārīs
accusativevārōsvārāsvāra
ablativevārīsvārīsvārīs
vocativevārīvāraevāra

vārus, a, um, adj. perh. root kar, kvar; whence Sanscr. kakras, wheel; Lat. circus, curvus, and vārus, for cvarus; cf. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 412,
I. bent, stretched, or grown inwards, or awry.
I. Lit.: (canes) debent esse cruribus rectis et potius varis quam vatiis, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 4; hence of persons with legs bent inwards, knock-kneed (cf. valgus): hunc varum distortis cruribus; illum Balbutit scaurum pravis fultum male talis, Hor. S. 1, 3, 47 (cf. Orelli et Dillenb. ad loc.); Lucil. ap. Non. 26, 12; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 54; Dig. 21, 1, 10 fin.: manus, i. e. bent, crooked, Ov. M. 9, 33: bracchia, Mart. 7, 32, 9; Stat. Th. 6, 850: cornua, Ov. M. 12, 382; id. Am. 1, 3, 24: talea, Col. 5, 9, 2.—
II. Trop., diverse, different (poet.); absol.: geminos, Horoscope, varo Producis genio, Pers. 6, 18.—With dat.: alterum (genus hominum) et huic varum et nihilo sapientius, different from this, Hor. S. 2, 3, 56.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *wāros, probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-ro-s, from *h₁weh₂- (“separate”), with sense development "separated" > "opened" > "with the legs opened" > "bent-in legs". May be cognate with varius (“variegated in color”).

Descendants
  • Catalanvar
  • Englishvarus
  • Englishvarous
  • Frenchvarus
  • Frenchvareux
  • Italianvaro
  • Spanishvaro
noun · masculinesecond declension
varus2
varus m (genitive varī)
Classical[ˈwa.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.rus]

Meaning

  1. masculinepimple, pustule, particularly on the face

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevarusvarī
genitivevarīvarōrum
dativevarōvarīs
accusativevarumvarōs
ablativevarōvarīs
vocativevarevarī

vărus, i, m.,
I. an eruption on the face, a blotch, pimple, Gr. ἴονθος, Cels. 6, 5; Plin. 22, 25, 73, § 151; 23, 1, 14, § 19; 23, 4, 42, § 85; 23, 4, 45, § 89.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *waros, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“highland, raised protrusion; high”). Cognate with varix (“varicose vein”), verrūca (“wart”), Proto-Germanic *wer(r)uz (“lip”), Tocharian B weru (“blister”), Lithuanian viras (“tapeworm larva; pimple”), and perhaps Middle Irish ferbb (“heat rash, pimple”).

Descendants
  • Spanishbarro
  • Catalanvirófrom Vulgar Latin *vario, varionem
  • Galicianverro
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Vārus3
Vārus m sg (genitive Vārī)
Classical[ˈwaː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.rus]

Meaning

  1. Var (a river in Gallia Narbonensis), which flowed into the Mediterranean Sea near Nicaea

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVārus—
genitiveVārī—
dativeVārō—
accusativeVārum—
ablativeVārō—
vocativeVāre—

Vārus, i, m.,
I. a surname, esp. in the gens Quintilia; e. g. P. Quintilius Varus, defeated by Arminius, Vell. 2, 117; Suet. Aug. 23; id. Tib. 17; Tac. A. 1, 3; 1, 43; 1, 55; 1, 60 al.—Hence, Vārĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Varus, Varian: clades, Suet. Aug. 23; 49; id. Tib. 17; 18; id. Calig. 3; 31.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“water, rain, flow”); see also the river Avara.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyVarusVarus (Οὔαρος), a river which the ancient geographers make the boundary of Gallia and Italia, as it is now the boundary of France and Italy. (Mela, 2.…Biography & mythologyVarusVarus. a cognomen in many Roman gentes, was indicative, like many other Roman cognomens, of a bodily defect or peculiarity; such as Capilo, Naso, Paet…
proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Vārus4
Vārus m sg (genitive Vārī)
Classical[ˈwaː.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈvaː.rus]

Meaning

  1. Varus, a cognomen used by the gentes Quinctilia, Alfena, Luria, and others
    Publius Quinctilius Varus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVārus—
genitiveVārī—
dativeVārō—
accusativeVārum—
ablativeVārō—
vocativeVāre—

Origins

From vārus (“bent inwards; knock-kneed”).

Descendants
  • EnglishVarus
  • ItalianVaro

Quick answers

What does vārus mean in Latin?
vārus, a adjective, means “bent in; knock-kneed; different, diverse”.
How do you pronounce vārus?
In classical Latin, [ˈwaː.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvaː.rus].