varpa

See also: varpå and varpą

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *varpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrpɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): var‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): var‧pa

Noun

varpa (dialectal)

1. twig, bare twig

   Synonyms: risu, varpu, vitsa

Declension

Inflection of varpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative		varpa	varvat
genitive		varvan	varpojen
partitive		varpaa	varpoja
illative		varpaan	varpoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		varpa	varvat
accusative	nom.	varpa	varvat
	gen.	varvan
genitive		varvan	varpojen varpain rare
partitive		varpaa	varpoja
inessive		varvassa	varvoissa
elative		varvasta	varvoista
illative		varpaan	varpoihin
adessive		varvalla	varvoilla
ablative		varvalta	varvoilta
allative		varvalle	varvoille
essive		varpana	varpoina
translative		varvaksi	varvoiksi
abessive		varvatta	varvoitta
instructive		—	varvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of varpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative varpani varpani accusative nom. varpani varpani gen. varpani genitive varpani varpojeni varpaini rare partitive varpaani varpojani inessive varvassani varvoissani elative varvastani varvoistani illative varpaani varpoihini adessive varvallani varvoillani ablative varvaltani varvoiltani allative varvalleni varvoilleni essive varpanani varpoinani translative varvakseni varvoikseni abessive varvattani varvoittani instructive — — comitative — varpoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative varpasi varpasi accusative nom. varpasi varpasi gen. varpasi genitive varpasi varpojesi varpaisi rare partitive varpaasi varpojasi inessive varvassasi varvoissasi elative varvastasi varvoistasi illative varpaasi varpoihisi adessive varvallasi varvoillasi ablative varvaltasi varvoiltasi allative varvallesi varvoillesi essive varpanasi varpoinasi translative varvaksesi varvoiksesi abessive varvattasi varvoittasi instructive — — comitative — varpoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative varpamme varpamme accusative nom. varpamme varpamme gen. varpamme genitive varpamme varpojemme varpaimme rare partitive varpaamme varpojamme inessive varvassamme varvoissamme elative varvastamme varvoistamme illative varpaamme varpoihimme adessive varvallamme varvoillamme ablative varvaltamme varvoiltamme allative varvallemme varvoillemme essive varpanamme varpoinamme translative varvaksemme varvoiksemme abessive varvattamme varvoittamme instructive — — comitative — varpoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative varpanne varpanne accusative nom. varpanne varpanne gen. varpanne genitive varpanne varpojenne varpainne rare partitive varpaanne varpojanne inessive varvassanne varvoissanne elative varvastanne varvoistanne illative varpaanne varpoihinne adessive varvallanne varvoillanne ablative varvaltanne varvoiltanne allative varvallenne varvoillenne essive varpananne varpoinanne translative varvaksenne varvoiksenne abessive varvattanne varvoittanne instructive — — comitative — varpoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative varpansa varpansa accusative nom. varpansa varpansa gen. varpansa genitive varpansa varpojensa varpainsa rare partitive varpaansa varpojaan varpojansa inessive varvassaan varvassansa varvoissaan varvoissansa elative varvastaan varvastansa varvoistaan varvoistansa illative varpaansa varpoihinsa adessive varvallaan varvallansa varvoillaan varvoillansa ablative varvaltaan varvaltansa varvoiltaan varvoiltansa allative varvalleen varvallensa varvoilleen varvoillensa essive varpanaan varpanansa varpoinaan varpoinansa translative varvakseen varvaksensa varvoikseen varvoiksensa abessive varvattaan varvattansa varvoittaan varvoittansa instructive — — comitative — varpoineen varpoinensa

Derived terms

• varpoa
• varvisto

compounds

• niisivarpa
• varpapurje
• varpatanko

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ar̥pa

Etymology 1

Noun

varpa f (genitive singular vörpu, nominative plural vörpur)

1. trawling net, seine

Declension

Declension of varpa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	varpa	varpan	vörpur	vörpurnar
accusative	vörpu	vörpuna	vörpur	vörpurnar
dative	vörpu	vörpunni	vörpum	vörpunum
genitive	vörpu	vörpunnar	varpna, varpa	varpnanna, varpanna

Etymology 2

Verb

varpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varpaði, supine varpað)

1. to throw [with dative]

   Synonyms: verpa, fleygja, henda, kasta

2. to project, to cast [with dative]
3. (cartography) to project [with dative]

Conjugation

varpa – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að varpa
supine sagnbót		varpað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		varpandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	varpa	varpaði		varpi	varpaði
	þú	varpar	varpaðir		varpir	varpaðir
	hann, hún, það	varpar	varpaði		varpi	varpaði
plural	við	vörpum	vörpuðum		vörpum	vörpuðum
	þið	varpið	vörpuðuð		varpið	vörpuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	varpa	vörpuðu		varpi	vörpuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	varpa (þú), varpaðu
plural	þið	varpið (þið), varpiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

varpast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að varpast
supine sagnbót		varpast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		varpandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	varpast	varpaðist		varpist	varpaðist
	þú	varpast	varpaðist		varpist	varpaðist
	hann, hún, það	varpast	varpaðist		varpist	varpaðist
plural	við	vörpumst	vörpuðumst		vörpumst	vörpuðumst
	þið	varpist	vörpuðust		varpist	vörpuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	varpast	vörpuðust		varpist	vörpuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	varpast (þú), varpastu
plural	þið	varpist (þið), varpisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

varpaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	varpaður	vörpuð	varpað	varpaðir	varpaðar	vörpuð
accusative (þolfall)	varpaðan	varpaða	varpað	varpaða	varpaðar	vörpuð
dative (þágufall)	vörpuðum	varpaðri	vörpuðu	vörpuðum	vörpuðum	vörpuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	varpaðs	varpaðrar	varpaðs	varpaðra	varpaðra	varpaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	varpaði	varpaða	varpaða	vörpuðu	vörpuðu	vörpuðu
accusative (þolfall)	varpaða	vörpuðu	varpaða	vörpuðu	vörpuðu	vörpuðu
dative (þágufall)	varpaða	vörpuðu	varpaða	vörpuðu	vörpuðu	vörpuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	varpaða	vörpuðu	varpaða	vörpuðu	vörpuðu	vörpuðu

Derived terms

• varpa akkeri (“to drop anchor, to let go anchor”)
• varpa fyrir borð (“to jettison”)
• varpa ljósi á eitthvað (“to throw light on something”)
• varpa öndinni (“to sigh”)
• varpa öndinni léttar (“to heave a sigh of relief”)

Related terms

• vörpun
• varpi (“a functor”)

Etymology 3

Noun

varpa n

1. indefinite genitive plural of varp

Etymology 4

Noun

varpa m

1. indefinite accusative singular of varpi
2. indefinite dative singular of varpi
3. indefinite genitive singular of varpi
4. indefinite accusative plural of varpi
5. indefinite genitive plural of varpi

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European. Cognate to Latin verpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋaːɾpɐ]

Noun

várpa f (plural várpos) stress pattern 1

1. ear (of corn)
2. (anatomy) penis (used as medical anatomical term)

Declension

Declension of várpa

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	várpa	várpos
genitive (kilmininkas)	várpos	várpų
dative (naudininkas)	várpai	várpoms
accusative (galininkas)	várpą	várpas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	várpa	várpomis
locative (vietininkas)	várpoje	várpose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	várpa	várpos

See also

• bybis, bybys

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Noun

varpa f (genitive vǫrpu)

1. fishing net

Declension

Declension of varpa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	varpa	varpan	vǫrpur	vǫrpurnar
accusative	vǫrpu	vǫrpuna	vǫrpur	vǫrpurnar
dative	vǫrpu	vǫrpunni	vǫrpum	vǫrpunum
genitive	vǫrpu	vǫrpunnar	varpna	varpnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: varpa

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “varpa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

Verb

varpa

1. to cast, throw [with dative]

Conjugation

Conjugation of varpa — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	varpa
present participle	varpandi
past participle	varpaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	varpa	varpaða		varpa	varpaða
2nd person singular	varpar	varpaðir		varpir	varpaðir
3rd person singular	varpar	varpaði		varpi	varpaði
1st person plural	vǫrpum	vǫrpuðum		varpim	varpaðim
2nd person plural	varpið	vǫrpuðuð		varpið	varpaðið
3rd person plural	varpa	vǫrpuðu		varpi	varpaði
imperative	present
2nd person singular	varpa
1st person plural	vǫrpum
2nd person plural	varpið

Conjugation of varpa — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	varpask
present participle	varpandisk
past participle	varpazk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	vǫrpumk	vǫrpuðumk		vǫrpumk	vǫrpuðumk
2nd person singular	varpask	varpaðisk		varpisk	varpaðisk
3rd person singular	varpask	varpaðisk		varpisk	varpaðisk
1st person plural	vǫrpumsk	vǫrpuðumsk		varpimsk	varpaðimsk
2nd person plural	varpizk	vǫrpuðuzk		varpizk	varpaðizk
3rd person plural	varpask	vǫrpuðusk		varpisk	varpaðisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	varpask
1st person plural	vǫrpumsk
2nd person plural	varpizk

Related terms

• varp n (“a throw”)
• varpa f (“fishing net”)
• verpa (“to throw, cast”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: varpa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: varpa, varpe
• Norwegian Bokmål: varpe

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “varpa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

varpa

1. genitive plural of varp