varsa

See also: varsă, vărsa, vârșa, and vârșă

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *varsa, a borrowing from Indo-Iranian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrsɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): var‧sa

Noun

varsa

1. foal (young horse or equine)

Declension

Inflection of varsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		varsa	varsat
genitive		varsan	varsojen
partitive		varsaa	varsoja
illative		varsaan	varsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		varsa	varsat
accusative	nom.	varsa	varsat
	gen.	varsan
genitive		varsan	varsojen varsainrare
partitive		varsaa	varsoja
inessive		varsassa	varsoissa
elative		varsasta	varsoista
illative		varsaan	varsoihin
adessive		varsalla	varsoilla
ablative		varsalta	varsoilta
allative		varsalle	varsoille
essive		varsana	varsoina
translative		varsaksi	varsoiksi
abessive		varsatta	varsoitta
instructive		—	varsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative varsani varsani accusative nom. varsani varsani gen. varsani genitive varsani varsojeni varsainirare partitive varsaani varsojani inessive varsassani varsoissani elative varsastani varsoistani illative varsaani varsoihini adessive varsallani varsoillani ablative varsaltani varsoiltani allative varsalleni varsoilleni essive varsanani varsoinani translative varsakseni varsoikseni abessive varsattani varsoittani instructive — — comitative — varsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative varsasi varsasi accusative nom. varsasi varsasi gen. varsasi genitive varsasi varsojesi varsaisirare partitive varsaasi varsojasi inessive varsassasi varsoissasi elative varsastasi varsoistasi illative varsaasi varsoihisi adessive varsallasi varsoillasi ablative varsaltasi varsoiltasi allative varsallesi varsoillesi essive varsanasi varsoinasi translative varsaksesi varsoiksesi abessive varsattasi varsoittasi instructive — — comitative — varsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative varsamme varsamme accusative nom. varsamme varsamme gen. varsamme genitive varsamme varsojemme varsaimmerare partitive varsaamme varsojamme inessive varsassamme varsoissamme elative varsastamme varsoistamme illative varsaamme varsoihimme adessive varsallamme varsoillamme ablative varsaltamme varsoiltamme allative varsallemme varsoillemme essive varsanamme varsoinamme translative varsaksemme varsoiksemme abessive varsattamme varsoittamme instructive — — comitative — varsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative varsanne varsanne accusative nom. varsanne varsanne gen. varsanne genitive varsanne varsojenne varsainnerare partitive varsaanne varsojanne inessive varsassanne varsoissanne elative varsastanne varsoistanne illative varsaanne varsoihinne adessive varsallanne varsoillanne ablative varsaltanne varsoiltanne allative varsallenne varsoillenne essive varsananne varsoinanne translative varsaksenne varsoiksenne abessive varsattanne varsoittanne instructive — — comitative — varsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative varsansa varsansa accusative nom. varsansa varsansa gen. varsansa genitive varsansa varsojensa varsainsarare partitive varsaansa varsojaan varsojansa inessive varsassaan varsassansa varsoissaan varsoissansa elative varsastaan varsastansa varsoistaan varsoistansa illative varsaansa varsoihinsa adessive varsallaan varsallansa varsoillaan varsoillansa ablative varsaltaan varsaltansa varsoiltaan varsoiltansa allative varsalleen varsallensa varsoilleen varsoillensa essive varsanaan varsanansa varsoinaan varsoinansa translative varsakseen varsaksensa varsoikseen varsoiksensa abessive varsattaan varsattansa varsoittaan varsoittansa instructive — — comitative — varsoineen varsoinensa

Derived terms

• varsoa
• varsottaa

 

compounds

• hiirakkovarsa
• orivarsa
• tammavarsa
• varsahalvaus
• varsaikä
• varsanalainen
• varsankello
• varsatamma
• villivarsa

 

Further reading

• “varsa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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

Anagrams

• rasva, varas

Hungarian

Etymology

From a Slavic language, compare Slovene vrša.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒrʃɒ]
• Hyphenation: var‧sa
• Rhymes: -ʃɒ

Noun

varsa (plural varsák)

1. fish-trap

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	varsa	varsák
accusative	varsát	varsákat
dative	varsának	varsáknak
instrumental	varsával	varsákkal
causal-final	varsáért	varsákért
translative	varsává	varsákká
terminative	varsáig	varsákig
essive-formal	varsaként	varsákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	varsában	varsákban
superessive	varsán	varsákon
adessive	varsánál	varsáknál
illative	varsába	varsákba
sublative	varsára	varsákra
allative	varsához	varsákhoz
elative	varsából	varsákból
delative	varsáról	varsákról
ablative	varsától	varsáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	varsáé	varsáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	varsáéi	varsákéi

Possessive forms of varsa
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	varsám	varsáim
2nd person sing.	varsád	varsáid
3rd person sing.	varsája	varsái
1st person plural	varsánk	varsáink
2nd person plural	varsátok	varsáitok
3rd person plural	varsájuk	varsáik

Further reading

• Ottó Herman: The Book of Hungarian Fishing (A magyar halászat könyve) [3], [4]
• varsa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Ingrian

Varsa.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *varsa. Cognates include Finnish varsa and Estonian varss.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrsɑ/, [ˈʋɑrs̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrsɑ/, [ˈʋɑrʒ̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrs, -ɑrsɑ
• Hyphenation: var‧sa

Noun

varsa

1. foal
   • 1916, V. Alava, quoting Vögla, “1946. Soikkola, Suija. V I 1903”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎^[5], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 3-4:

     Kankaroitti kaaroja, // valkioja varsojaa,

     He scolded the dark brown ones, // His white foals,

Declension

Declension of varsa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	varsa	varsat
genitive	varsan	varsoin
partitive	varsaa	varsoja
illative	varsaa	varsoi
inessive	varsaas	varsois
elative	varsast	varsoist
allative	varsalle	varsoille
adessive	varsaal	varsoil
ablative	varsalt	varsoilt
translative	varsaks	varsoiks
essive	varsanna, varsaan	varsoinna, varsoin
exessive1)	varsant	varsoint
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

• maitovarsa
• varsanpolvi
• voovvenvarsa

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 643