hauras
See also: hauràs
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hapras. Cognate with Estonian habras, Karelian hapras.
Adjective
hauras (comparative hauraampi, superlative haurain)
- brittle, fragile, frail, friable, crumbly, rickety (breaking easily in smaller parts, easily broken physically; weak, infirm; mentally fragile)
Declension
| Inflection of hauras (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hauras | hauraat | |
| genitive | hauraan | hauraiden hauraitten | |
| partitive | haurasta | hauraita | |
| illative | hauraaseen | hauraisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | hauras | hauraat | |
| accusative | nom. | hauras | hauraat |
| gen. | hauraan | ||
| genitive | hauraan | hauraiden hauraitten | |
| partitive | haurasta | hauraita | |
| inessive | hauraassa | hauraissa | |
| elative | hauraasta | hauraista | |
| illative | hauraaseen | hauraisiin hauraihinrare | |
| adessive | hauraalla | haurailla | |
| ablative | hauraalta | haurailta | |
| allative | hauraalle | hauraille | |
| essive | hauraana | hauraina | |
| translative | hauraaksi | hauraiksi | |
| instructive | — | haurain | |
| abessive | hauraatta | hauraitta | |
| comitative | — | hauraineen | |
Synonyms
- hapero
Derived terms
- hauraasti
- haurastua
- haurastuttaa
- hauraus