relvar
English
Etymology
Contraction of relation variable, coined by Christopher J. Date.
Noun
relvar (plural relvars)
- (databases, nonstandard) A variable that contains a relation, as distinguished from the relation itself.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin relevāre, or less likely from a Vulgar Latin root *re-herbāre. Compare Spanish relvar and ralbar. Doublet of relevar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁewˈva(ʁ)/ [heʊ̯ˈva(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁewˈva(ɾ)/ [heʊ̯ˈva(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁewˈva(ʁ)/ [χeʊ̯ˈva(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁewˈva(ɻ)/ [heʊ̯ˈva(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɛlˈvaɾ/ [ʁɛɫˈvaɾ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɛlˈbaɾ/ [ʁɛɫˈβaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɛlˈva.ɾi/ [ʁɛɫˈva.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: rel‧var
Verb
relvar (first-person singular present relvo, first-person singular preterite relvei, past participle relvado)
- to turf (to plant a lawn)
Conjugation
Conjugation of relvar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.