varš – Latvian noun declension

Noun: varš
Hyphenation:

Gender: Masculine Declension:

Singular

Nominative	varš
Accusative	varu
Genitive	vara
Dative	varam
Instrumental	varu
Locative	varā
Vocative	var

Plural

Sample Sentences

vara savienojumi (copper compounds)
vara sāļi, sulfāts, oksīds (copper salts, sulphate, oxide)
vara sakausējumi (copper alloys)
vara rūda, minerāli (copper ore, minerals)
vara rūpniecība (copper industry)
vara trauki (copper cookware)
vara zvans, gongs (copper bell, gong)
vara stieple (copper wire)
vara nauda (copper money (coins))
vara sarkans, vara krāsa (copper red, copper color)
vara laikmets (the Copper Age)

Nouns inflected like varš

zvēru ķēniņš, varš,

Etymology

Apparently from earlier Proto-Baltic *varyas (adjective), referring to some metallic property: maybe its easy melting (Proto-Indo-European *wor-yo-, from *wor- (“to boil, to melt”)), maybe its flexibility (Proto-Indo-European *wer-yo- from *wer- (“to turn, to bend”)). Either way, the Baltic terms are quite unique within Indo-European; other branches have non-cognate terms for “copper”, like Latin cuprum (cf. Latvian kapars) or Russian медь (medʹ). Cognates include Lithuanian vãrias, vãris, Old Prussian wargien. See: Latin Nouns 'cuprum', Russian Nouns 'медь'.