naaras
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *naaras, probably derived from Proto-Uralic *naxe- (whence naida, nainen) + *-ra; compare koiras. Alternatively and less likely borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́riH (compare Sanskrit नारी (nā́rī)). Indo-Iranian etymology is rejected by Holopainen (2019).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
naaras
- female (of animals)
Declension edit
Inflection of naaras (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | naaras | naaraat | ||
genitive | naaraan | naaraiden naaraitten | ||
partitive | naarasta | naaraita | ||
illative | naaraaseen | naaraisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | naaras | naaraat | ||
accusative | nom. | naaras | naaraat | |
gen. | naaraan | |||
genitive | naaraan | naaraiden naaraitten naarastenrare | ||
partitive | naarasta | naaraita | ||
inessive | naaraassa | naaraissa | ||
elative | naaraasta | naaraista | ||
illative | naaraaseen | naaraisiin naaraihinrare | ||
adessive | naaraalla | naarailla | ||
ablative | naaraalta | naarailta | ||
allative | naaraalle | naaraille | ||
essive | naaraana | naaraina | ||
translative | naaraaksi | naaraiksi | ||
abessive | naaraatta | naaraitta | ||
instructive | — | naarain | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
compounds
References edit
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- “naaras”, 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 2023-07-03