parras
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Afrikaans[edit]
Noun[edit]
parras
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *pardas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bardaz (“edge”), compare Old Norse barð (“brim, verge”). Cognates include Estonian parras, Livonian pārdaz, Ludian pardaz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
parras
- brink, verge, edge
- tuhon partaalla ― on the brink of destruction
- olla haudan partaalla ― to have one foot in the grave, to be on one's last legs (literally, “to be on the brink of a grave”)
- (usually figurative) In the external locative cases, used to being close to something; about (to)
- saattaa tuhon partaalle ― to bring to the brink of destruction
- Hän oli itkun partaalla.
- She was about to cry.
- (nautical) side deck, rail
Usage notes[edit]
In the sense "brink, verge, edge" rarely used except in the adessive (on), ablative (from) or allative (onto) cases.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of parras (Kotus type 41*K/vieras, rt-rr gradation) | ||||
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nominative | parras | partaat | ||
genitive | partaan | partaiden partaitten | ||
partitive | parrasta | partaita | ||
illative | partaaseen | partaisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | parras | partaat | ||
accusative | nom. | parras | partaat | |
gen. | partaan | |||
genitive | partaan | partaiden partaitten parrastenrare | ||
partitive | parrasta | partaita | ||
inessive | partaassa | partaissa | ||
elative | partaasta | partaista | ||
illative | partaaseen | partaisiin partaihinrare | ||
adessive | partaalla | partailla | ||
ablative | partaalta | partailta | ||
allative | partaalle | partaille | ||
essive | partaana | partaina | ||
translative | partaaksi | partaiksi | ||
abessive | partaatta | partaitta | ||
instructive | — | partain | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “parras”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *pardas. Cognates include Finnish parras and Estonian parras.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrːɑs/, [ˈpɑrːəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrːɑs/, [ˈpɑrːɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑrːɑs
- Hyphenation: par‧ras
Noun[edit]
parras
Declension[edit]
Declension of parras (type 2/patsas, rt-rr gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | parras | partaat |
genitive | partaan | partain |
partitive | parrasta, parrast | partaita, partaja |
illative | partaasse | partaisse |
inessive | partaas | partais |
elative | partaast | partaist |
allative | partaalle | partaille |
adessive | partaal | partail |
ablative | partaalt | partailt |
translative | partaaks | partaiks |
essive | partaanna, partaan | partainna, partain |
exessive1) | partaant | partaint |
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. |
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 386
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
parras f pl
Categories:
- Afrikaans non-lemma forms
- Afrikaans noun forms
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrːɑs
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrːɑs/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with collocations
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- fi:Nautical
- Finnish vieras-type nominals
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑrːɑs
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑrːɑs/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish noun forms