See also: varsă, vărsa, vârșa, and vârșă

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *varsa, a borrowing from Indo-Iranian.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrsɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrsɑ
  • Syllabification(key): var‧sa

Noun

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varsa

  1. foal (young horse or equine)

Declension

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Inflection of varsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative varsa varsat
genitive varsan varsojen
partitive varsaa varsoja
illative varsaan varsoihin
singular plural
nominative varsa varsat
accusative nom. varsa varsat
gen. varsan
genitive varsan varsojen
varsain rare
partitive varsaa varsoja
inessive varsassa varsoissa
elative varsasta varsoista
illative varsaan varsoihin
adessive varsalla varsoilla
ablative varsalta varsoilta
allative varsalle varsoille
essive varsana varsoina
translative varsaksi varsoiksi
abessive varsatta varsoitta
instructive varsoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of varsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative varsani varsani
accusative nom. varsani varsani
gen. varsani
genitive varsani varsojeni
varsaini rare
partitive varsaani varsojani
inessive varsassani varsoissani
elative varsastani varsoistani
illative varsaani varsoihini
adessive varsallani varsoillani
ablative varsaltani varsoiltani
allative varsalleni varsoilleni
essive varsanani varsoinani
translative varsakseni varsoikseni
abessive varsattani varsoittani
instructive
comitative varsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative varsasi varsasi
accusative nom. varsasi varsasi
gen. varsasi
genitive varsasi varsojesi
varsaisi rare
partitive varsaasi varsojasi
inessive varsassasi varsoissasi
elative varsastasi varsoistasi
illative varsaasi varsoihisi
adessive varsallasi varsoillasi
ablative varsaltasi varsoiltasi
allative varsallesi varsoillesi
essive varsanasi varsoinasi
translative varsaksesi varsoiksesi
abessive varsattasi varsoittasi
instructive
comitative varsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative varsamme varsamme
accusative nom. varsamme varsamme
gen. varsamme
genitive varsamme varsojemme
varsaimme rare
partitive varsaamme varsojamme
inessive varsassamme varsoissamme
elative varsastamme varsoistamme
illative varsaamme varsoihimme
adessive varsallamme varsoillamme
ablative varsaltamme varsoiltamme
allative varsallemme varsoillemme
essive varsanamme varsoinamme
translative varsaksemme varsoiksemme
abessive varsattamme varsoittamme
instructive
comitative varsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative varsanne varsanne
accusative nom. varsanne varsanne
gen. varsanne
genitive varsanne varsojenne
varsainne rare
partitive varsaanne varsojanne
inessive varsassanne varsoissanne
elative varsastanne varsoistanne
illative varsaanne varsoihinne
adessive varsallanne varsoillanne
ablative varsaltanne varsoiltanne
allative varsallenne varsoillenne
essive varsananne varsoinanne
translative varsaksenne varsoiksenne
abessive varsattanne varsoittanne
instructive
comitative varsoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative varsansa varsansa
accusative nom. varsansa varsansa
gen. varsansa
genitive varsansa varsojensa
varsainsa rare
partitive varsaansa varsojaan
varsojansa
inessive varsassaan
varsassansa
varsoissaan
varsoissansa
elative varsastaan
varsastansa
varsoistaan
varsoistansa
illative varsaansa varsoihinsa
adessive varsallaan
varsallansa
varsoillaan
varsoillansa
ablative varsaltaan
varsaltansa
varsoiltaan
varsoiltansa
allative varsalleen
varsallensa
varsoilleen
varsoillensa
essive varsanaan
varsanansa
varsoinaan
varsoinansa
translative varsakseen
varsaksensa
varsoikseen
varsoiksensa
abessive varsattaan
varsattansa
varsoittaan
varsoittansa
instructive
comitative varsoineen
varsoinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “varsa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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From a Slavic language, compare Slovene vrša.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvɒrʃɒ]
  • Hyphenation: var‧sa
  • Rhymes: -ʃɒ

Noun

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varsa (plural varsák)

  1. fish-trap

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative varsa varsák
accusative varsát varsákat
dative varsának varsáknak
instrumental varsával varsákkal
causal-final varsáért varsákért
translative varsává varsákká
terminative varsáig varsákig
essive-formal varsaként varsákként
essive-modal
inessive varsában varsákban
superessive varsán varsákon
adessive varsánál varsáknál
illative varsába varsákba
sublative varsára varsákra
allative varsához varsákhoz
elative varsából varsákból
delative varsáról varsákról
ablative varsától varsáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
varsáé varsáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
varsáéi varsákéi
Possessive forms of varsa
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. varsám varsáim
2nd person sing. varsád varsáid
3rd person sing. varsája varsái
1st person plural varsánk varsáink
2nd person plural varsátok varsáitok
3rd person plural varsájuk varsáik

Further reading

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  • Ottó Herman: The Book of Hungarian Fishing (A magyar halászat könyve) [3], [4]
  • varsa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Ingrian

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Varsa.

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *varsa. Cognates include Finnish varsa and Estonian varss.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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varsa

  1. foal
    • 1916, V. Alava, quoting Vögla, “1946. Soikkola, Suija. V I 1903”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[5], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 3-4:
      Kankaroitti kaaroja, // valkioja varsojaa,
      He scolded the dark brown ones, // His white foals,

Declension

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Declension of varsa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative varsa varsat
genitive varsan varsoin
partitive varsaa varsoja
illative varsaa varsoi
inessive varsaas varsois
elative varsast varsoist
allative varsalle varsoille
adessive varsaal varsoil
ablative varsalt varsoilt
translative varsaks varsoiks
essive varsanna, varsaan varsoinna, varsoin
exessive1) varsant varsoint
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

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 643