varvas
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from varb (“thin stick”). Cognate to Finnish varvas, Ludic barbaz and Livonian vārbaz.
Declension
Inflection of varvas (ÕS type 7/kallas, rb-rv gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | varvas | varbad |
| accusative | varba | varbad |
| genitive | varba | varvaste |
| partitive | varvast | varbaid |
| illative | varbasse | varvastesse varbaisse |
| inessive | varbas | varvastes varbais |
| elative | varbast | varvastest varbaist |
| allative | varbale | varvastele varbaile |
| adessive | varbal | varvastel varbail |
| ablative | varbalt | varvastelt varbailt |
| translative | varbaks | varvasteks varbaiks |
| terminative | varbani | varvasteni |
| essive | varbana | varvastena |
| abessive | varbata | varvasteta |
| comitative | varbaga | varvastega |
Finnish
(index va)
Etymology
Possibly from varpa (“twig”), which is also the origin of varpu. Ingrian, Estonian and Karelian languages have the exact same word. Cognates include Veps barbas, Votic varvaz and Livonian varbāz.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrʋɑs/, [ˈʋɑrʋɑs̠]
- Hyphenation: var‧vas
Declension
| Inflection of varvas (Kotus type 41/vieras, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | varvas | varpaat | |
| genitive | varpaan | varpaiden varpaitten | |
| partitive | varvasta | varpaita | |
| illative | varpaaseen | varpaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | varvas | varpaat | |
| accusative | nom. | varvas | varpaat |
| gen. | varpaan | ||
| genitive | varpaan | varpaiden varpaitten | |
| partitive | varvasta | varpaita | |
| inessive | varpaassa | varpaissa | |
| elative | varpaasta | varpaista | |
| illative | varpaaseen | varpaisiin varpaihinrare | |
| adessive | varpaalla | varpailla | |
| ablative | varpaalta | varpailta | |
| allative | varpaalle | varpaille | |
| essive | varpaana | varpaina | |
| translative | varpaaksi | varpaiksi | |
| instructive | — | varpain | |
| abessive | varpaatta | varpaitta | |
| comitative | — | varpaineen | |
Compounds
compounds
- harakanvarvas
- isovarvas
- keskivarvas
- liikavarvas
- peukalovarvas
- pikkuvarvas
- reunavarvas
- ukkovarvas
- varpaankynsi
- varpaankärki
- varpaanväli
- varpaillakäynti
- varpaillaseisonta
- varpaillenousu
- varvasaskel
- varvasastuja
- varvaskenkä
- varvaslauta
- varvasluu
- varvasnivel
- varvassandaali
- varvasseisonta
- varvassukka
- varvastanssi
- varvastossu
- varvasväli
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.
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