varpa

See also: varpå and varpą

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *varpa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

varpa

  1. thin wooden stick or rod; twig

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
varpainrare
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
instructive varvoin
abessive varvatta varvoitta
comitative varpoineen
Possessive forms of varpa (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person varpani varpamme
2nd person varpasi varpanne
3rd person varpansa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ar̥pa

Noun

varpa f (genitive singular vörpu, nominative plural vörpur)

  1. trawling net, seine

Declension

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, governs the dative) to throw
  2. (transitive, governs the dative) to project, to cast
  3. (cartography, transitive, governs the dative) to project

Conjugation

Synonyms

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)
  • vörpun
  • varpi (a functor)

Noun

varpa n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of varp

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

See also


Old Norse

Noun

varpa f (genitive vǫrpu)

  1. fishing net
Declension
Descendants
  • Icelandic: varpa

References

  • varpa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Verb

varpa

  1. (transitive, with dative) to cast, throw
Conjugation
  • varp n (a throw)
  • varpa f (fishing net)
  • verpa (to throw, cast)
Descendants

References

  • varpa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

varpa

  1. genitive plural of varp
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