varhain
Finnish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Through metathesis, from Proto-Finnic *varahin, derived from Proto-Finnic *varas (compare dialectal Finnish varas, Livonian varāz, Veps varaz, Votic varaz), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *vāras (compare Lithuanian võras (“old”)). Related to Estonian vara, Ingrian varahiin, Karelian varahin, Livonian varāld and Votic varain.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
varhain (comparative varhemmin, superlative varhimmin)
Derived terms edit
compounds
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Further reading edit
- “varhain”, 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 2023-07-04