varvas
Estonian
Etymology
Noun
varvas (genitive varba, partitive varvast)
Declension
- This Estonian noun needs an inflection-table template.
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
Noun
varvas
Declension
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Declension of varvas (type vieras)
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.