varhain
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Finnish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Through metathesis, from Proto-Finnic *varahin, the instructive plural of Proto-Finnic *varas (compare dialectal Finnish varas, Livonian varāz, Veps varaz, Votic varaz), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *vāras (compare Lithuanian võras (“old”)). Related to Estonian vara, Ingrian varahiin, Karelian varahin, Livonian varāld and Votic varain.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]varhain (comparative varhemmin, superlative varhimmin)
Derived terms
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Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “varhain”, 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 2023-07-04
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- Finnish words derived through metathesis
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Baltic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrhɑin
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrhɑin/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish adverbs