Varia

See also: varia

Latin

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, but possibly a hydronym from a suffixed zero-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- (“water, rain, flow”), similar to the river Avara. The town is close to the confluence of the Anio and Digentia.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯a.ri.a/, [ˈu̯äriä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈva.ri.a/, [ˈväːriä]

Proper noun

Varia f sg (genitive Variae); first declension

A town of the Sabines situated in the valley of the Anio, now Vicovaro

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Varia
Genitive	Variae
Dative	Variae
Accusative	Variam
Ablative	Variā
Vocative	Varia
Locative	Variae

References

“Varia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Varia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.