varsi
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *varci, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *warte. Cognate with Estonian vars.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsi/, [ˈʋɑrs̠i]
- Rhymes: -ɑrsi
- Syllabification(key): var‧si
Noun
varsi
- stalk (of a plant)
- handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a longitudinal one, like one of an axe or hammer, but not that of a knife
- arm; any structure that resembles a human arm
- shaft of a boot
- leg of a sock
- stem of a tobacco pipe or a musical note
- (technology, in compounds) rod
- (in compounds) used for various parts of a human body; primarily of appendages
- figure, the human body when discussed from a structural point of view
- (physics) arm (distance)
- voiman varsi ― effort arm / lever arm
- kuorman varsi ― load arm
- (in compounds) side (an area considered to be close to a waterway or a traffic route)
- tienvarsi ― side of the road
- joenvarsi ― side of the river
- (in locational cases) used like a postposition to refer to passing of time or a journey, along, during, or in the course of; see: varressa, varresta, varteen, varrella, varrelta, varrelle
- matkan varrella = along the road
- pitkän elämäni varrella = during my long life
- vuosien varrella = in the course of many years
- (in compounds) indicates that the object is equipped with a stalk, an arm or similar
Declension
| Inflection of varsi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt-rr gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | varsi | varret | |
| genitive | varren | varsien | |
| partitive | vartta | varsia | |
| illative | varteen | varsiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | varsi | varret | |
| accusative | nom. | varsi | varret |
| gen. | varren | ||
| genitive | varren | varsien varttenrare | |
| partitive | vartta | varsia | |
| inessive | varressa | varsissa | |
| elative | varresta | varsista | |
| illative | varteen | varsiin | |
| adessive | varrella | varsilla | |
| ablative | varrelta | varsilta | |
| allative | varrelle | varsille | |
| essive | vartena | varsina | |
| translative | varreksi | varsiksi | |
| instructive | — | varsin | |
| abessive | varretta | varsitta | |
| comitative | — | varsineen | |
| Possessive forms of varsi (type kynsi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | varteni | vartemme |
| 2nd person | vartesi | vartenne |
| 3rd person | vartensa | |
Derived terms
Compounds
- technology
- human body
- kaulavarsi
- käsivarsi
- olkavarsi
- kyynärvarsi
- jalkavarsi
- reisivarsi
- säärivarsi
- nenänvarsi
- botany
- other
Related terms
See also
Ingrian
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Varsi (2).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsi/, [ˈʋɑrz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsi/, [ˈʋɑrʒ̥i]
- Rhymes: -ɑrsi
- Hyphenation: var‧si
- Homophone: varsa
Declension
| Declension of varsi (type 5/vesi, rt-rr gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | varsi | varret |
| genitive | varren | varsiin, varsiloin |
| partitive | vartta | varsia, varsiloja |
| illative | vartee | varsii, varsiloihe |
| inessive | varrees | varsiis, varsilois |
| elative | varrest | varsist, varsiloist |
| allative | varrelle | varsille, varsiloille |
| adessive | varreel | varsiil, varsiloil |
| ablative | varrelt | varsilt, varsiloilt |
| translative | varreks | varsiks, varsiloiks |
| essive | varteenna, varteen | varsiinna, varsiloinna, varsiin, varsiloin |
| exessive1) | vartent | varsint, varsiloint |
| 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. | ||
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *varci.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑrsi/, [ˈvɑrsi]
- Rhymes: -ɑrsi
- Hyphenation: var‧si
Inflection
| Declension of varsi (type X/tuli, rt-rr gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | varsi, vars | varrõd |
| genitive | varrõ | varsije, varsijõ, varsi |
| partitive | varttõ | varsitõ, varsi |
| illative | vartõ, vartõsõ | varsije, varsijõ, varsisõ |
| inessive | varrõz | varsiz |
| elative | varrõssõ | varsissõ |
| allative | varrõlõ | varsilõ |
| adessive | varrõllõ | varsillõ |
| ablative | varrõltõ | varsiltõ |
| translative | varrõssi | varsissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “varsi”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
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