vaara

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Contents 1 Finnish 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 See also 1.4 Declension 1.5 Anagrams 1.6 References

[edit] Finnish

(index va)

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: vaa‧ra
• Rhymes: -ɑːrɑ
• IPA: [ˈʋɑːrɑ]

[edit] Etymology 1

From Late Old Swedish, compare Swedish fara.

[edit] Noun

vaara

1. Danger, risk, peril, hazard, jeopardy.

[edit] Derived terms

• adjectives: vaarallinen
• verbs: vaarantaa

[edit] Etymology 2

Probably from Sami várri (“‘mountain’”), itself a possible cognate of Finnish vuori (“‘mountain’”).

[edit] Noun

vaara

1. A large, forested hill (as opposed to fell).

[edit] See also

• tunturi

[edit] Declension

Declension of vaara (type kala) singular plural nominative vaara vaarat genitive vaaran vaarojen vaarain1 partitive vaaraa vaaroja accusative vaara vaaran vaarat inessive vaarassa vaaroissa elative vaarasta vaaroista illative vaaraan vaaroihin adessive vaaralla vaaroilla ablative vaaralta vaaroilta allative vaaralle vaaroille essive vaarana vaaroina translative vaaraksi vaaroiksi instructive – vaaroin abessive vaaratta vaaroitta comitative – vaaroineen 1) Rare.

[edit] Anagrams

• arvaa
• avara
• ravaa
• varaa

[edit] References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa: Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja, WSOY, 2005.