parsa

See also: Parsa

English

Etymology

Hebrew פרסה (parsa)

Noun

parsa (plural parsas)

1. A Hebrew measure of itinerant distance: one parsa is about four kilometers, approximately the distance a man can walk in 72 minutes; a parasang.

Anagrams

• APARs, Psara, Paras, paars, apars, paras., paras, Raaps, apsar

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian спа́ржа (spárža), from Italian sparagio, from Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrsɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝rs̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): par‧sa

Noun

parsa

1. asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)

   Synonym: ruokaparsa

2. asparagus (edible young shoot of Asparagus officinalis)
3. (in the plural) Asparagus (genus)

Declension

Inflection of parsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		parsa	parsat
genitive		parsan	parsojen
partitive		parsaa	parsoja
illative		parsaan	parsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		parsa	parsat
accusative	nom.	parsa	parsat
	gen.	parsan
genitive		parsan	parsojen parsain rare
partitive		parsaa	parsoja
inessive		parsassa	parsoissa
elative		parsasta	parsoista
illative		parsaan	parsoihin
adessive		parsalla	parsoilla
ablative		parsalta	parsoilta
allative		parsalle	parsoille
essive		parsana	parsoina
translative		parsaksi	parsoiksi
abessive		parsatta	parsoitta
instructive		—	parsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of parsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parsani parsani accusative nom. parsani parsani gen. parsani genitive parsani parsojeni parsaini rare partitive parsaani parsojani inessive parsassani parsoissani elative parsastani parsoistani illative parsaani parsoihini adessive parsallani parsoillani ablative parsaltani parsoiltani allative parsalleni parsoilleni essive parsanani parsoinani translative parsakseni parsoikseni abessive parsattani parsoittani instructive — — comitative — parsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parsasi parsasi accusative nom. parsasi parsasi gen. parsasi genitive parsasi parsojesi parsaisi rare partitive parsaasi parsojasi inessive parsassasi parsoissasi elative parsastasi parsoistasi illative parsaasi parsoihisi adessive parsallasi parsoillasi ablative parsaltasi parsoiltasi allative parsallesi parsoillesi essive parsanasi parsoinasi translative parsaksesi parsoiksesi abessive parsattasi parsoittasi instructive — — comitative — parsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parsamme parsamme accusative nom. parsamme parsamme gen. parsamme genitive parsamme parsojemme parsaimme rare partitive parsaamme parsojamme inessive parsassamme parsoissamme elative parsastamme parsoistamme illative parsaamme parsoihimme adessive parsallamme parsoillamme ablative parsaltamme parsoiltamme allative parsallemme parsoillemme essive parsanamme parsoinamme translative parsaksemme parsoiksemme abessive parsattamme parsoittamme instructive — — comitative — parsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parsanne parsanne accusative nom. parsanne parsanne gen. parsanne genitive parsanne parsojenne parsainne rare partitive parsaanne parsojanne inessive parsassanne parsoissanne elative parsastanne parsoistanne illative parsaanne parsoihinne adessive parsallanne parsoillanne ablative parsaltanne parsoiltanne allative parsallenne parsoillenne essive parsananne parsoinanne translative parsaksenne parsoiksenne abessive parsattanne parsoittanne instructive — — comitative — parsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative parsansa parsansa accusative nom. parsansa parsansa gen. parsansa genitive parsansa parsojensa parsainsa rare partitive parsaansa parsojaan parsojansa inessive parsassaan parsassansa parsoissaan parsoissansa elative parsastaan parsastansa parsoistaan parsoistansa illative parsaansa parsoihinsa adessive parsallaan parsallansa parsoillaan parsoillansa ablative parsaltaan parsaltansa parsoiltaan parsoiltansa allative parsalleen parsallensa parsoilleen parsoillensa essive parsanaan parsanansa parsoinaan parsoinansa translative parsakseen parsaksensa parsoikseen parsoiksensa abessive parsattaan parsattansa parsoittaan parsoittansa instructive — — comitative — parsoineen parsoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• parsaherne
• parsakaali
• parsakattila
• parsakeitto
• parsakukkakaali
• parsanverso
• parsasalaatti
• punaparsaherne
• ruokaparsa
• tankoparsa
• valkoparsa

 

Further reading

• “parsa”, 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

Anagrams

• paras

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpar.sa/
• Rhymes: -arsa
• Hyphenation: pàr‧sa

Participle

parsa f sg

1. feminine singular of parso

Anagrams

• aspra, raspa, saprà, spara

Latin

Participle

parsa

1. inflection of parsus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

parsā

1. ablative feminine singular of parsus

Portuguese

Noun

parsa

1. Misspelling of parça.