rauta

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rauta, borrowed from either Proto-Germanic *raudą (compare Old Norse rauði (hematite,) Scanian røðe (blood)) or Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?] (compare Latvian rūda (ore)), but in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (red).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈrɑu̯t̪ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
  • Syllabification(key): rau‧ta

Noun

rauta

  1. iron (metal)
  2. (golf) iron (type of club)
  3. (in the plural) shackles, irons
    Synonym: kahleet
    panna rautoihinto iron (to shackle with irons)
  4. (figuratively, colloquial, in the plural) act of getting or state of being arrested (practically always used in locative cases; rautoihin and raudoissa)
    Varas pantiin rautoihin rikospaikalla.
    The burglar was arrested at the crime scene.
    NN on ollut raudoissa jo viikon.
    NN has been arrested for a week already.
  5. (in the plural) trap (heavy metal device designed to catch animals by catching hold of part of the body)
  6. (in compounds) of various tools and fittings, typically made of iron or steel
    sorkkarautacrowbar
    raastinrautagrater
  7. (in the plural) Short for hammasraudat (braces).
  8. (computing, slang) hardware

Declension

Inflection of rauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative rauta raudat
genitive raudan rautojen
partitive rautaa rautoja
illative rautaan rautoihin
singular plural
nominative rauta raudat
accusative nom. rauta raudat
gen. raudan
genitive raudan rautojen
rautainrare
partitive rautaa rautoja
inessive raudassa raudoissa
elative raudasta raudoista
illative rautaan rautoihin
adessive raudalla raudoilla
ablative raudalta raudoilta
allative raudalle raudoille
essive rautana rautoina
translative raudaksi raudoiksi
instructive raudoin
abessive raudatta raudoitta
comitative rautoineen
Possessive forms of rauta (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person rautani rautamme
2nd person rautasi rautanne
3rd person rautansa

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

Anagrams


Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rauta. Cognates include Finnish rauta and Estonian raud.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈrɑu̯d]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈrɑu̯d̥ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯tɑ
  • Hyphenation: rau‧ta

Noun

rauta

  1. iron

Declension

Declension of rauta (type 3/kana, aut-avv gradation)
singular plural
nominative rauta ravvat
genitive ravvan rautoin
partitive rautaa rautoja
illative rautaa rautoi
inessive ravvaas ravvois
elative ravvast ravvoist
allative ravvalle ravvoille
adessive ravvaal ravvoil
ablative ravvalt ravvoilt
translative ravvaks ravvoiks
essive rautanna, rautaan rautoinna, rautoin
exessive1) rautant rautoint
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.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 467

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rauta, from either Germanic or Balto-Slavic.

Noun

rauta (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. iron
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