porras
Appearance
See also: Porras
Finnish
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *pordas, borrowed from Northwest Germanic *bordaz, from earlier Proto-Germanic *burdą. Cognate with Karelian porras, Veps pordaz. Doublet of pursi.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈporːɑs/, [ˈpo̞rːɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -orːɑs
- Syllabification(key): por‧ras
- Hyphenation(key): por‧ras
Noun
[edit]porras
- step, stair
- (chiefly in the plural) stairs (contiguous set of steps)
- (dialectal) synonym of pitkospuu (“duckboard”)
Usage notes
[edit]- (stairs): May be used in the singular when talking about a small set of stairs, particularly one that is movable or portable.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of porras (Kotus type 41*K/vieras, rt-rr gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | porras | portaat | |
| genitive | portaan | portaiden portaitten | |
| partitive | porrasta | portaita | |
| illative | portaaseen | portaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | porras | portaat | |
| accusative | nom. | porras | portaat |
| gen. | portaan | ||
| genitive | portaan | portaiden portaitten porrasten rare | |
| partitive | porrasta | portaita | |
| inessive | portaassa | portaissa | |
| elative | portaasta | portaista | |
| illative | portaaseen | portaisiin portaihin rare | |
| adessive | portaalla | portailla | |
| ablative | portaalta | portailta | |
| allative | portaalle | portaille | |
| essive | portaana | portaina | |
| translative | portaaksi | portaiksi | |
| abessive | portaatta | portaitta | |
| instructive | — | portain | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
- aitaporras
- hallintoporras
- hiirenporras
- huoltoporras
- huoranportaat
- jakeluporras
- johtoporras
- kalaporras
- kansiportaat
- kierreportaat
- kolmiportainen
- komentoporras
- kuntoporras
- köysiportaat
- laituriportaat
- laskuportaat
- liukuportaat
- lohiporras
- maihinnousuportaat
- moniportainen
- paloportaat
- porrasaskelma
- porraselementti
- porrasfunktio
- porrashissi
- porrashuone
- porraskaide
- porraskivi
- porraskäytävä
- porraslimaseitikki
- porrasmatriisi
- porrasmuoto
- porrasperä
- porraspääty
- Porrassalmi
- porrassyöksy
- porrastasanne
- porrasvalo
- porrasvieri
- Portaankorva
- rullaportaat
- sikariporras
- suoritusporras
- väliporras
Further reading
[edit]- “porras”, 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 3 July 2023
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *pordas. Cognates include Finnish porras and Veps pordaz.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈporːɑs/, [ˈpo̞rːəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈporːɑs/, [ˈpo̞rːɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -orːɑs
- Hyphenation: por‧ras
Noun
[edit]porras
Declension
[edit]| Declension of porras (type 2/patsas, rt-rr gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | porras | portaat |
| genitive | portaan | portain |
| partitive | porrasta, porrast | portaita, portaja |
| illative | portaasse | portaisse |
| inessive | portaas | portais |
| elative | portaast | portaist |
| allative | portaalle | portaille |
| adessive | portaal | portail |
| ablative | portaalt | portailt |
| translative | portaaks | portaiks |
| essive | portaanna, portaan | portainna, portain |
| exessive1) | portaant | portaint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- trappu (“stair; stairs”)
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 425
Karelian
[edit]Noun
[edit]porras
References
[edit]- P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “porras”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpo.ʁɐs/ [ˈpo.hɐs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpo.ʁɐʃ/ [ˈpo.χɐʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpo.ʁas/ [ˈpo.has]
- Hyphenation: por‧ras
Noun
[edit]porras
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ʁɐs/ [ˈpɔ.hɐs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ʁɐʃ/ [ˈpɔ.χɐʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ʁas/ [ˈpɔ.has]
- Hyphenation: por‧ras
Verb
[edit]porras
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Interjection
[edit]porras
Adjective
[edit]porras
Noun
[edit]porras f pl
Further reading
[edit]- “porra, o porras”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
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- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Finnish doublets
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- Rhymes:Finnish/orːɑs
- Rhymes:Finnish/orːɑs/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish dialectal terms
- Finnish vieras-type nominals
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
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- Rhymes:Ingrian/orːɑs
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- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Karelian lemmas
- Karelian nouns
- Karelian superseded forms
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