See also: varkaus and Warkaus

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Proper noun edit

Varkaus

  1. A town and municipality of Finland.

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Etymology edit

From varkaus (theft). There are multiple theories in how the place got this name, but the most likely one states that it referred to a type of isthmus that a boat could be dragged on to avoid a rapid section of a river. Thus, in effect, a hard part of the journey was "stolen" by skipping it.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrkɑus/, [ˈʋɑ̝rkɑ̝us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrkɑus
  • Syllabification(key): Var‧ka‧us

Proper noun edit

Varkaus

  1. Varkaus (a town and municipality of Finland)

Declension edit

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Varkaus" is Varkaudessa.

Inflection of Varkaus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative Varkaus
genitive Varkauden
partitive Varkautta
illative Varkauteen
singular plural
nominative Varkaus
accusative nom. Varkaus
gen. Varkauden
genitive Varkauden
partitive Varkautta
inessive Varkaudessa
elative Varkaudesta
illative Varkauteen
adessive Varkaudella
ablative Varkaudelta
allative Varkaudelle
essive Varkautena
translative Varkaudeksi
abessive Varkaudetta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Varkaus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Varkauteni
accusative nom. Varkauteni
gen. Varkauteni
genitive Varkauteni
partitive Varkauttani
inessive Varkaudessani
elative Varkaudestani
illative Varkauteeni
adessive Varkaudellani
ablative Varkaudeltani
allative Varkaudelleni
essive Varkautenani
translative Varkaudekseni
abessive Varkaudettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Varkautesi
accusative nom. Varkautesi
gen. Varkautesi
genitive Varkautesi
partitive Varkauttasi
inessive Varkaudessasi
elative Varkaudestasi
illative Varkauteesi
adessive Varkaudellasi
ablative Varkaudeltasi
allative Varkaudellesi
essive Varkautenasi
translative Varkaudeksesi
abessive Varkaudettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Varkautemme
accusative nom. Varkautemme
gen. Varkautemme
genitive Varkautemme
partitive Varkauttamme
inessive Varkaudessamme
elative Varkaudestamme
illative Varkauteemme
adessive Varkaudellamme
ablative Varkaudeltamme
allative Varkaudellemme
essive Varkautenamme
translative Varkaudeksemme
abessive Varkaudettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Varkautenne
accusative nom. Varkautenne
gen. Varkautenne
genitive Varkautenne
partitive Varkauttanne
inessive Varkaudessanne
elative Varkaudestanne
illative Varkauteenne
adessive Varkaudellanne
ablative Varkaudeltanne
allative Varkaudellenne
essive Varkautenanne
translative Varkaudeksenne
abessive Varkaudettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Varkautensa
accusative nom. Varkautensa
gen. Varkautensa
genitive Varkautensa
partitive Varkauttaan
Varkauttansa
inessive Varkaudessaan
Varkaudessansa
elative Varkaudestaan
Varkaudestansa
illative Varkauteensa
adessive Varkaudellaan
Varkaudellansa
ablative Varkaudeltaan
Varkaudeltansa
allative Varkaudelleen
Varkaudellensa
essive Varkautenaan
Varkautenansa
translative Varkaudekseen
Varkaudeksensa
abessive Varkaudettaan
Varkaudettansa
instructive
comitative

References edit

  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007) Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

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