voro

See also: Voro, vorò, võro, Võro, and -voro

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian вор (vor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋoro/, [ˈʋo̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification^(key): vo‧ro

Noun

voro (colloquial)

1. thief

Declension

Inflection of voro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		voro	vorot
genitive		voron	vorojen
partitive		voroa	voroja
illative		voroon	voroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		voro	vorot
accusative	nom.	voro	vorot
	gen.	voron
genitive		voron	vorojen
partitive		voroa	voroja
inessive		vorossa	voroissa
elative		vorosta	voroista
illative		voroon	voroihin
adessive		vorolla	voroilla
ablative		vorolta	voroilta
allative		vorolle	voroille
essive		vorona	voroina
translative		voroksi	voroiksi
abessive		vorotta	voroitta
instructive		—	voroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of voro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative voroni voroni accusative nom. voroni voroni gen. voroni genitive voroni vorojeni partitive voroani vorojani inessive vorossani voroissani elative vorostani voroistani illative vorooni voroihini adessive vorollani voroillani ablative voroltani voroiltani allative vorolleni voroilleni essive voronani voroinani translative vorokseni voroikseni abessive vorottani voroittani instructive — — comitative — voroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vorosi vorosi accusative nom. vorosi vorosi gen. vorosi genitive vorosi vorojesi partitive voroasi vorojasi inessive vorossasi voroissasi elative vorostasi voroistasi illative voroosi voroihisi adessive vorollasi voroillasi ablative voroltasi voroiltasi allative vorollesi voroillesi essive voronasi voroinasi translative voroksesi voroiksesi abessive vorottasi voroittasi instructive — — comitative — voroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative voromme voromme accusative nom. voromme voromme gen. voromme genitive voromme vorojemme partitive voroamme vorojamme inessive vorossamme voroissamme elative vorostamme voroistamme illative voroomme voroihimme adessive vorollamme voroillamme ablative voroltamme voroiltamme allative vorollemme voroillemme essive voronamme voroinamme translative voroksemme voroiksemme abessive vorottamme voroittamme instructive — — comitative — voroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative voronne voronne accusative nom. voronne voronne gen. voronne genitive voronne vorojenne partitive voroanne vorojanne inessive vorossanne voroissanne elative vorostanne voroistanne illative voroonne voroihinne adessive vorollanne voroillanne ablative voroltanne voroiltanne allative vorollenne voroillenne essive voronanne voroinanne translative voroksenne voroiksenne abessive vorottanne voroittanne instructive — — comitative — voroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative voronsa voronsa accusative nom. voronsa voronsa gen. voronsa genitive voronsa vorojensa partitive voroaan voroansa vorojaan vorojansa inessive vorossaan vorossansa voroissaan voroissansa elative vorostaan vorostansa voroistaan voroistansa illative voroonsa voroihinsa adessive vorollaan vorollansa voroillaan voroillansa ablative voroltaan voroltansa voroiltaan voroiltansa allative vorolleen vorollensa voroilleen voroillensa essive voronaan voronansa voroinaan voroinansa translative vorokseen voroksensa voroikseen voroiksensa abessive vorottaan vorottansa voroittaan voroittansa instructive — — comitative — voroineen voroinensa

Synonyms

• varas

Further reading

• “voro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Anagrams

• Orvo

Italian

Verb

voro

1. first-person singular present indicative of vorare

Anagrams

• ovro, ovrò, rovo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *gʷorō, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”). Cognates include Ancient Greek βιβρώσκω (bibrṓskō, “I eat”) and Sanskrit गिरति (giráti, “to devour, eat”), Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (jaraⁱti, “to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯o.roː/, [ˈu̯ɔroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.ro/, [ˈvɔːro]

Verb

vorō (present infinitive vorāre, perfect active vorāvī, supine vorātum); first conjugation

1. to devour; to eat greedily

   Synonyms: edō, adedō, prandeō, vēscor, pāscor, cēnō, cōnsūmō, sumō

2. to swallow up
3. (figuratively) to destroy, overwhelm
4. (figuratively) to read eagerly
5. (vulgar) to fellate

   Synonym: fellō

Conjugation

Conjugation of vorō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vorō	vorās	vorat	vorāmus	vorātis	vorant
	imperfect	vorābam	vorābās	vorābat	vorābāmus	vorābātis	vorābant
	future	vorābō	vorābis	vorābit	vorābimus	vorābitis	vorābunt
	perfect	vorāvī	vorāvistī	vorāvit	vorāvimus	vorāvistis	vorāvērunt, vorāvēre
	pluperfect	vorāveram	vorāverās	vorāverat	vorāverāmus	vorāverātis	vorāverant
	future perfect	vorāverō	vorāveris	vorāverit	vorāverimus	vorāveritis	vorāverint
passive	present	voror	vorāris, vorāre	vorātur	vorāmur	vorāminī	vorantur
	imperfect	vorābar	vorābāris, vorābāre	vorābātur	vorābāmur	vorābāminī	vorābantur
	future	vorābor	vorāberis, vorābere	vorābitur	vorābimur	vorābiminī	vorābuntur
	perfect	vorātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	vorātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	vorātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	vorem	vorēs	voret	vorēmus	vorētis	vorent
	imperfect	vorārem	vorārēs	vorāret	vorārēmus	vorārētis	vorārent
	perfect	vorāverim	vorāverīs	vorāverit	vorāverīmus	vorāverītis	vorāverint
	pluperfect	vorāvissem	vorāvissēs	vorāvisset	vorāvissēmus	vorāvissētis	vorāvissent
passive	present	vorer	vorēris, vorēre	vorētur	vorēmur	vorēminī	vorentur
	imperfect	vorārer	vorārēris, vorārēre	vorārētur	vorārēmur	vorārēminī	vorārentur
	perfect	vorātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	vorātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	vorā	—	—	vorāte	—
	future	—	vorātō	vorātō	—	vorātōte	vorantō
passive	present	—	vorāre	—	—	vorāminī	—
	future	—	vorātor	vorātor	—	—	vorantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		vorāre	vorāvisse	vorātūrum esse	vorārī	vorātum esse	vorātum īrī
participles		vorāns	—	vorātūrus	—	vorātus	vorandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		vorandī	vorandō	vorandum	vorandō	vorātum	vorātū

Derived terms

• dēvorō
• trānsvorō
• vorāgō
• vorātor
• vorātrīna
• vorātus
• vorāx
• -vorus

 

Related terms

• vorācitās
• vorāciter
• vorāginōsus

 

Descendants

• → Esperanto: vori
• French: vorer
• Italian: vorare, ⇒ vora

References

• “voro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “voro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• voro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋorɔ]

Noun

vóro m

1. genitive singular of voras

Mapudungun

Noun

voro (Raguileo spelling)

1. tooth

Swedish

Verb

voro

1. (pre-1940) plural past indicative of vara

Teanu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vanikoro *varə, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foro/

Noun

voro

1. hibiscus

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vanikoro *varə, from Proto-Oceanic *paʀi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀih, from Proto-Austronesian *paʀiS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foro/

Noun

voro

1. ray, stingray

References

• François, Alexandre. 2021. Teanu dictionary (Solomon Islands). Dictionaria 15. 1-1877. DOI:10.5281/zenodo.5653063. – entry voro.
• François, Alexandre. 2021. Online Teanu–English dictionary, with equivalents in Lovono and Tanema. Electronic files. Paris: CNRS. – entry voro.
• Lackey, W.J.. & Boerger, B.H. (2021) “Reexamining the Phonological History of Oceanic's Temotu subgroup”, in Oceanic Linguistics.