vērus
From Proto-Italic *wēros, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros, from *weh₁- (“true”). See also Old English wǣr (“true, correct”), Dutch waar (“true”), German wahr (“true”), Icelandic alvöru (“earnest”), Proto-Slavic *vě̀ra (“faith/belief”).
Alternative forms
- bērus (Late Latin, misspelling)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯eː.rus/, [ˈu̯eːrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.rus/, [ˈvɛːrus]
Adjective
vērus (feminine vēra, neuter vērum, comparative vērior, superlative vērissimus, adverb vērē or vērō); first/second-declension adjective
- true, real, actual (conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct)
- true, genuine (not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated)
- proper, suitable (acceptable to or fitting for the purpose or circumstances)
- right, just (complying with justice, correctness or reason)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | vērus | vēra | vērum | vērī | vērae | vēra | |
| Genitive | vērī | vērae | vērī | vērōrum | vērārum | vērōrum | |
| Dative | vērō | vērō | vērīs | ||||
| Accusative | vērum | vēram | vērum | vērōs | vērās | vēra | |
| Ablative | vērō | vērā | vērō | vērīs | |||
| Vocative | vēre | vēra | vērum | vērī | vērae | vēra | |