werra
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Frankish *werra, from Proto-Germanic *werrō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwer.ra/, [ˈwɛr.ra]
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | werra | werrae |
| Genitive | werrae | werrārum |
| Dative | werrae | werrīs |
| Accusative | werram | werrās |
| Ablative | werrā | werrīs |
| Vocative | werra | werrae |
Descendants
References
- Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “wera”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 1131
- werra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Nyunga
Adjective
werra
- no good
- Papers of Daisy Bates, National Library of Australia, MS 365, Section XII, Language: Grammar And Vocabularies, Part 2. B. 3. (a), Southwestern District, Jakbum & Wabbinyet of Albany:
- alle werra (that is no good)
- Papers of Daisy Bates, National Library of Australia, MS 365, Section XII, Language: Grammar And Vocabularies, Part 2. B. 3. (a), Southwestern District, Jakbum & Wabbinyet of Albany:
References
- 1839, George Grey, Vocabulary of the Aboriginal Language of Western Australia (Perth gazette and Western Australian journal)
- 1914, A few notes on some South-Western Australian dialects, Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 44, pp. 65–82
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Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *werrō.
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