varpaillaan

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of varvas (varpailla) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrpɑi̯lːɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rpɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑrpɑilːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): var‧pail‧laan

Adverb

varpaillaan

1. on one's toes

Inflection

→○	allative	varpailleen
○	adessive	varpaillaan
○→	ablative	–

Personal/possessive forms of varpaillaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	varpaillani	varpaillamme
2nd person	varpaillasi	varpaillanne
3rd person	varpaillaan varpaillansa

Further reading

• “varpaillaan”, 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 2023-07-04