vapaa

Presumably from earlier *vapada, from Old East Slavic свободь (svobodĭ, “free”, adj.), from Proto-Slavic *svoboda (“freedom”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑpɑː/, [ˈʋɑpɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑː
• Hyphenation: va‧paa

vapaa (comparative vapaampi, superlative vapain)

1. free (not imprisoned or enslaved)

   Olen vapaa mies.

   I am a free man.

2. free (unconstrained)

   Hänelle annettiin vapaat kädet tehdä, mitä hän haluaa.

   He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.

3. free (released)

   Päästimme kanin vapaaksi.

   We set the rabbit free.

4. free, off (without obligations)

   Voit pitää loppupäivän vapaata.

   You can take the rest of the day off.

5. spare, free (not filled with activity or work)

   Minulla on paljon vapaa-aikaa.

   I have a lot of free time.

6. vacant

   Istuin on vapaa.

   The seat is vacant.

7. unmarried, single
8. free-range (of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that are allowed to roam freely, rather than being confined indoors)

   Ostan aina vapaan kanan munia.

   I always buy free-range eggs.

9. (linear algebra) linearly independent (of a set of vectors)

• vapaalla jalalla: at large (literally on free foot)
• vapaat kädet: free rein

vapaa

1. leave (from work, military service, etc.)

vapaa

1. partitive singular of vapa