parras
Afrikaans
editNoun
editparras
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *pardas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bardaz (“edge”), compare Old Norse barð (“brim, verge”). Cognates include Estonian parras, Livonian pārdaz, Ludian pardaz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editparras
- 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 (literally, “to be on the brink of a grave”)
- (usually figurative) In the external locative cases, used to being close to something; about (to)
- saattaa tuhon partaalle ― to bring to the brink of destruction
- Hän oli itkun partaalla.
- She was about to cry.
- (nautical) side deck, rail
Usage notes
editIn the sense "brink, verge, edge" rarely used except in the adessive (on), ablative (from) or allative (onto) cases.
Declension
editInflection 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
editDerived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “parras”, 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
Ingrian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *pardas. Cognates include Finnish parras and Estonian parras.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrːɑs/, [ˈpɑrːəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpɑrːɑs/, [ˈpɑrːɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑrːɑs
- Hyphenation: par‧ras
Noun
editparras
Declension
editDeclension of parras (type 2/patsas, rt-rr gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | parras | partaat |
genitive | partaan | partain |
partitive | parrasta, parrast | partaita, partaja |
illative | partaasse | partaisse |
inessive | partaas | partais |
elative | partaast | partaist |
allative | partaalle | partaille |
adessive | partaal | partail |
ablative | partaalt | partailt |
translative | partaaks | partaiks |
essive | partaanna, partaan | partainna, partain |
exessive1) | partaant | partaint |
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. |
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 386
Portuguese
editNoun
editparras
Spanish
editNoun
editparras f pl
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- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrːɑs
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑrːɑs/2 syllables
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- fi:Nautical
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- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑrːɑs
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