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Вера

Вера

See also: вера and веря

Belarusian

Proper noun

Ве́ра (Vjéra) m anim

  1. A female given name: Vera

Derived terms

  • Ве́рця (Vjércja)
  • Ве́рка (Vjérka)
  • Вяру́ня (Vjarúnja)
  • Вяру́ся (Vjarúsja)

Russian

Etymology

From ве́ра (véra, faith).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲerə]

Proper noun

Ве́ра (Véra) f anim (genitive Ве́ры, nominative plural Ве́ры, genitive plural Вер)

  1. A female given name: Vera

Declension

Derived terms

  • (Diminutives:) Вера́ня (Veránja)
  • (Endearing forms:) Вера́ха (Veráxa), Вера́ша (Veráša), Ве́рочка (Véročka), Веру́ля (Verúlja), Веру́ня (Verúnja), Веру́ся (Verúsja), Веру́ха (Verúxa), Веру́ша (Verúša), Ру́ся (Rúsja)
  • (Pejorative forms:) Ве́рка (Vérka)

Descendants

  • Skolt Sami: Veâra
Transliterations

вера

вера

See also: веря and Вера

Macedonian

Noun

вера (vera) f (plural вери)

  1. religion
  2. belief
  3. trust

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old Church Slavonic вѣра identical to Proto-Slavic *věra, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros (true). Cognate with Ukrainian віра, Bulgarian вяра, Slovenian vera, Polish wiara. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin vērus and German wahr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvʲerə]

Noun

ве́ра (véra) f inan (genitive ве́ры, nominative plural ве́ры, genitive plural вер)

  1. faith, belief, trust
  2. religion

Declension

Related terms


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *věra, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₁ros.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋêra/
  • Hyphenation: ве‧ра

Noun

ве̏ра f (Latin spelling vȅra)

  1. belief, faith
  2. religion
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Italian vera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋêːra/
  • Hyphenation: ве‧ра

Noun

ве̑ра f (Latin spelling vȇra)

  1. wedding ring
Declension