varpu
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]varpu (plural varpus)
- A large but shallow stewpot made of metal or clay, traditionally used in southern India.
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *varpu, probably derived from *varpa. Cognates include Estonian varb, Livvi varbu and Veps barb. Also related to varvas.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]varpu
- twig, bare twig (small thin branch of a tree or bush, especially one that has been separated from said tree or bush)
- shrub, subshrub (woody plant smaller than a tree or a bush, often one that is at most 0.5 m (approximately 1'8") tall)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of varpu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) | |||
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nominative | varpu | varvut | |
genitive | varvun | varpujen | |
partitive | varpua | varpuja | |
illative | varpuun | varpuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | varpu | varvut | |
accusative | nom. | varpu | varvut |
gen. | varvun | ||
genitive | varvun | varpujen | |
partitive | varpua | varpuja | |
inessive | varvussa | varvuissa | |
elative | varvusta | varvuista | |
illative | varpuun | varpuihin | |
adessive | varvulla | varvuilla | |
ablative | varvulta | varvuilta | |
allative | varvulle | varvuille | |
essive | varpuna | varpuina | |
translative | varvuksi | varvuiksi | |
abessive | varvutta | varvuitta | |
instructive | — | varvuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “varpu”, 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