jarru

Finnish

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin;[1] compare dialectal jarrata (“to catch, stick”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑrːu/, [ˈjɑrːu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrːu
  • Syllabification(key): jar‧ru

Noun

jarru

  1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle; something that slows or stops an action)
  2. (military slang) bromide (substance added to food served to conscripts to decrease their sexual urges, according to an urban legend)

Declension
Inflection of jarru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative jarru jarrut
genitive jarrun jarrujen
partitive jarrua jarruja
illative jarruun jarruihin
singular plural
nominative jarru jarrut
accusative nom. jarru jarrut
gen. jarrun
genitive jarrun jarrujen
partitive jarrua jarruja
inessive jarrussa jarruissa
elative jarrusta jarruista
illative jarruun jarruihin
adessive jarrulla jarruilla
ablative jarrulta jarruilta
allative jarrulle jarruille
essive jarruna jarruina
translative jarruksi jarruiksi
instructive — jarruin
abessive jarrutta jarruitta
comitative — jarruineen
Possessive forms of jarru (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person jarruni jarrumme
2nd person jarrusi jarrunne
3rd person jarrunsa

Derived terms
compounds

References
  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
  2. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Martuthunira

Noun

jarru

  1. march fly
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