varsta
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Unknown. The predominant variant in Tavastian and Central Finnish dialects, as well as in Värmland Savonian; often considered related to the synonymous vartta, found on most of the other dialects (Southwestern Finland, Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Southeastern Finland and many Savonian dialects). The latter can be compared to Estonian vart, thus permitting the reconstruction Proto-Finnic *vartta. This is usually considered to derive from varsi in some way, although the derivation is unknown. The variation between -st- and -tt- is likewise unexplained.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
varsta
- flail (agricultural tool)
Declension edit
Inflection of varsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | varsta | varstat | ||
genitive | varstan | varstojen | ||
partitive | varstaa | varstoja | ||
illative | varstaan | varstoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | varsta | varstat | ||
accusative | nom. | varsta | varstat | |
gen. | varstan | |||
genitive | varstan | varstojen varstainrare | ||
partitive | varstaa | varstoja | ||
inessive | varstassa | varstoissa | ||
elative | varstasta | varstoista | ||
illative | varstaan | varstoihin | ||
adessive | varstalla | varstoilla | ||
ablative | varstalta | varstoilta | ||
allative | varstalle | varstoille | ||
essive | varstana | varstoina | ||
translative | varstaksi | varstoiksi | ||
abessive | varstatta | varstoitta | ||
instructive | — | varstoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “varsta”, 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