parras
Afrikaans edit
Noun edit
parras
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *pardas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bardaz (“edge”), compare Old Norse barð (“brim, verge”). Cognates include Estonian parras, Livonian pārdaz, Ludian pardaz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
parras
- brink, verge, edge
- tuhon partaalla ― on the brink of destruction
- olla haudan partaalla ― to have one foot in the grave, to be on one's last legs (literally, “to be on the brink of a grave”)
- (usually figurative) In the external locative cases, used to being close to something; about (to)
- saattaa tuhon partaalle ― to bring to the brink of destruction
- Hän oli itkun partaalla.
- She was about to cry.
- (nautical) side deck, rail
Usage notes edit
In the sense "brink, verge, edge" rarely used except in the adessive (on), ablative (from) or allative (onto) cases.
Declension edit
Inflection of parras (Kotus type 41*K/vieras, rt-rr gradation) | ||||
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nominative | parras | partaat | ||
genitive | partaan | partaiden partaitten | ||
partitive | parrasta | partaita | ||
illative | partaaseen | partaisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | parras | partaat | ||
accusative | nom. | parras | partaat | |
gen. | partaan | |||
genitive | partaan | partaiden partaitten parrastenrare | ||
partitive | parrasta | partaita | ||
inessive | partaassa | partaissa | ||
elative | partaasta | partaista | ||
illative | partaaseen | partaisiin partaihinrare | ||
adessive | partaalla | partailla | ||
ablative | partaalta | partailta | ||
allative | partaalle | partaille | ||
essive | partaana | partaina | ||
translative | partaaksi | partaiksi | ||
abessive | partaatta | partaitta | ||
instructive | — | partain | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “parras”, 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
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *pardas. Cognates include Finnish parras and Estonian parras.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrːɑs/, [ˈpɑrːəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrːɑs/, [ˈpɑrːɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑrːɑs
- Hyphenation: par‧ras
Noun edit
parras
Declension edit
Declension of parras (type 2/patsas, rt-rr gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | parras | partaat |
genitive | partaan | partain |
partitive | parrasta, parrast | partaita, partaja |
illative | partaasse | partaisse |
inessive | partaas | partais |
elative | partaast | partaist |
allative | partaalle | partaille |
adessive | partaal | partail |
ablative | partaalt | partailt |
translative | partaaks | partaiks |
essive | partaanna, partaan | partainna, partain |
exessive1) | partaant | partaint |
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. |
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 386
Spanish edit
Noun edit
parras f pl