harva
Estonian
Etymology
Related to Finnish harvoin.
Adverb
harva
- seldom
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *harva, cognate to e.g. Estonian harv, Ingrian harva. Possibly further from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šorwa, compare Khanty турәп (turəp, “sparse”) and Erzya чуро (čuro, “rare, sparse”).
Adjective
harva (comparative harvempi, superlative harvin)
- infrequent, sparse (far apart in space or time)
- thin (of hair)
- loose (of garment or any grid-like structure)
- few; often in plural (harvat).
- Vain harvat ja valitut kutsutaan näihin juhliin.
- Only select few get the invitation into this party.
- Vain harvat ja valitut kutsutaan näihin juhliin.
Declension
| Inflection of harva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | harva | harvat | |
| genitive | harvan | harvojen | |
| partitive | harvaa | harvoja | |
| illative | harvaan | harvoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | harva | harvat | |
| accusative | nom. | harva | harvat |
| gen. | harvan | ||
| genitive | harvan | harvojen harvainrare | |
| partitive | harvaa | harvoja | |
| inessive | harvassa | harvoissa | |
| elative | harvasta | harvoista | |
| illative | harvaan | harvoihin | |
| adessive | harvalla | harvoilla | |
| ablative | harvalta | harvoilta | |
| allative | harvalle | harvoille | |
| essive | harvana | harvoina | |
| translative | harvaksi | harvoiksi | |
| instructive | — | harvoin | |
| abessive | harvatta | harvoitta | |
| comitative | — | harvoine | |
Derived terms
- harvaan
- harvainvalta
- harvakseen
- harvakseltaan
- harvalukuinen
- harvapää (“forgetful (head)”)
- harvasanainen
- harventaa
- harveta
- harvinainen
- harvoin
- harvuus
Ingrian
Adjective
harva
- rare