varvas
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from varb (“thin stick”). Cognate to Finnish varvas, Ludic barbaz and Livonian vārbaz.
Noun
varvas (genitive varba, partitive varvast)
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 |
Derived terms
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/
- Hyphenation: var‧vas
Noun
varvas
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 | |
Derived terms
References
- ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.
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