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vir.

man (adult male human)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwɪr]Classical-Latin[ˈvir]

  1. man (adult male human)

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. brave or courageous man, hero, warrior

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. husband

    declension-2 · masculine

  4. foot soldier

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós. Displaced Proto-Italic *nēr. Cognates include Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), Old Prussian wijrs, Lithuanian vyras, Latvian vīrs, Old Irish fer, Old Norse verr, Ossetian ир (ir, “Ossetians”) and Old English wer (English were-; also see world).

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