parras
Afrikaans
Noun
parras
Finnish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bardaz (“edge”), compare Old Norse barð (“brim, verge”). Cognates include Estonian parras, Livonian pārdaz, Ludian pardaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- In external locative cases, used to being close to something, usually figuratively; about (to)
- Hän oli itkun partaalla.
- She was about to cry.
- (nautical) rail
Usage notes
In the sense "brink, verge, edge" rarely used except in adessive (on), ablative (from) or allative (onto).
Declension
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 parrasten rare | |
partitive | parrasta | partaita | |
inessive | partaassa | partaissa | |
elative | partaasta | partaista | |
illative | partaaseen | partaisiin partaihin rare | |
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
Derived terms
Spanish
Noun
parras m pl
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- Afrikaans non-lemma forms
- Afrikaans noun plural forms
- 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 usage examples
- fi:Nautical
- Finnish vieras-type nominals
- Spanish non-lemma forms
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