haara

See also: Haara, håra, -håra, hara, Hara, hará, hara-, hárá, and ħara

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haara (compare Estonian haar, Ingrian haara, Karelian huara, Votic aarõ), a variant of Proto-Finnic *hara (whence hara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːrɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝ːrɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑːrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): haa‧ra

Noun

haara

1. branch (of a tree)
2. branch (anything that divides like the branch of a tree)

   sarven, kynttelikön tai rautatien haara

   branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway

3. fork, bifurcation (place where a tree or other object divides into two)
4. offshoot (that which develops from something else)

   rikollisjärjestön haara ― offshoot of a criminal organization

5. (programming) branch
6. (in the plural) legs, crotch (between the legs), astride (stand with spread legs above something)

Declension

Inflection of haara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		haara	haarat
genitive		haaran	haarojen
partitive		haaraa	haaroja
illative		haaraan	haaroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		haara	haarat
accusative	nom.	haara	haarat
	gen.	haaran
genitive		haaran	haarojen haarainrare
partitive		haaraa	haaroja
inessive		haarassa	haaroissa
elative		haarasta	haaroista
illative		haaraan	haaroihin
adessive		haaralla	haaroilla
ablative		haaralta	haaroilta
allative		haaralle	haaroille
essive		haarana	haaroina
translative		haaraksi	haaroiksi
abessive		haaratta	haaroitta
instructive		—	haaroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of haara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haarani haarani accusative nom. haarani haarani gen. haarani genitive haarani haarojeni haarainirare partitive haaraani haarojani inessive haarassani haaroissani elative haarastani haaroistani illative haaraani haaroihini adessive haarallani haaroillani ablative haaraltani haaroiltani allative haaralleni haaroilleni essive haaranani haaroinani translative haarakseni haaroikseni abessive haarattani haaroittani instructive — — comitative — haaroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative haarasi haarasi accusative nom. haarasi haarasi gen. haarasi genitive haarasi haarojesi haaraisirare partitive haaraasi haarojasi inessive haarassasi haaroissasi elative haarastasi haaroistasi illative haaraasi haaroihisi adessive haarallasi haaroillasi ablative haaraltasi haaroiltasi allative haarallesi haaroillesi essive haaranasi haaroinasi translative haaraksesi haaroiksesi abessive haarattasi haaroittasi instructive — — comitative — haaroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haaramme haaramme accusative nom. haaramme haaramme gen. haaramme genitive haaramme haarojemme haaraimmerare partitive haaraamme haarojamme inessive haarassamme haaroissamme elative haarastamme haaroistamme illative haaraamme haaroihimme adessive haarallamme haaroillamme ablative haaraltamme haaroiltamme allative haarallemme haaroillemme essive haaranamme haaroinamme translative haaraksemme haaroiksemme abessive haarattamme haaroittamme instructive — — comitative — haaroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative haaranne haaranne accusative nom. haaranne haaranne gen. haaranne genitive haaranne haarojenne haarainnerare partitive haaraanne haarojanne inessive haarassanne haaroissanne elative haarastanne haaroistanne illative haaraanne haaroihinne adessive haarallanne haaroillanne ablative haaraltanne haaroiltanne allative haarallenne haaroillenne essive haarananne haaroinanne translative haaraksenne haaroiksenne abessive haarattanne haaroittanne instructive — — comitative — haaroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative haaransa haaransa accusative nom. haaransa haaransa gen. haaransa genitive haaransa haarojensa haarainsarare partitive haaraansa haarojaan haarojansa inessive haarassaan haarassansa haaroissaan haaroissansa elative haarastaan haarastansa haaroistaan haaroistansa illative haaraansa haaroihinsa adessive haarallaan haarallansa haaroillaan haaroillansa ablative haaraltaan haaraltansa haaroiltaan haaroiltansa allative haaralleen haarallensa haaroilleen haaroillensa essive haaranaan haaranansa haaroinaan haaroinansa translative haarakseen haaraksensa haaroikseen haaroiksensa abessive haarattaan haarattansa haaroittaan haaroittansa instructive — — comitative — haaroineen haaroinensa

Derived terms

• haaraantua
• haarainen
• haarakas
• haarake
• haarata
• haarauma
• haarautua
• haarikka
• haarikko
• haaroa
• haaroittaa
• haarukka

 

compounds

• ankkurinhaara
• asianhaara
• haara-asento
• haarahaukka
• haarahius
• haarahyppy
• haaraistunta
• haarakatkos
• haarakaukoputki
• haarakeppi
• haarakiikari
• haarakiila
• haarakonttori
• haarakynttelikkö
• haarakynttilä
• haarakäynti
• haaraliike
• haaramyymälä
• haaranasta
• Haaraniemi
• haaraniitti
• haaranousu
• Haaraoja
• haaraosasto
• haarapolymeeri
• haarapyrstö
• haarapääsky
• haaraseisonta
• haarasokka
• haarasuoninen
• haaraväli
• haaroväli
• halkihaarainen
• hallinnonhaara
• hankahaarainen
• joenhaara
• Jokihaara
• juurenhaara
• kaksihaaraviuhko
• Kelahaara
• oksanhaara
• opinhaara
• puolustushaara
• puunhaara
• päähaara
• sivuhaara
• sukuhaara
• suuhaara
• teollisuudenhaara
• tienhaara
• Tienhaara
• tieteenhaara
• tuotannonhaara
• tuotantohaara
• äijähaara

 

Further reading

• “haara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• haraa, rahaa

Ingrian

Haaroja (1).

Haara (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haara. Cognates include Finnish haara and Estonian haar.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːrɑ/, [ˈhɑːr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːrɑ/, [ˈhɑːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑːr, -ɑːrɑ
• Hyphenation: haa‧ra

Noun

haara

1. branch
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Hyppäis petäjää ja peittiis haaroin vällii.

     It jumped up a pine and hid between the branches.

2. fork in the road

Declension

Declension of haara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	haara	haarat
genitive	haaran	haaroin
partitive	haaraa	haaroja
illative	haaraa	haaroi
inessive	haaraas	haarois
elative	haarast	haaroist
allative	haaralle	haaroille
adessive	haaraal	haaroil
ablative	haaralt	haaroilt
translative	haaraks	haaroiks
essive	haaranna, haaraan	haaroinna, haaroin
exessive1)	haarant	haaroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• haarikas

 

See also

• oksa (“long branch”)

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 17
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 52

Oromo

Noun

haara

1. smoke (of fire)