varpu
See also: Varpu and varpų
English
Noun
varpu (plural varpus)
- A large but shallow stewpot made of metal or clay, traditionally used in southern India.
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *varpu, probably derived from *varpa. Cognates include Estonian varb, Livvi varbu and Veps barb. Also related to varvas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrpu/, [ˈʋɑrpu]
- Rhymes: -ɑrpu
- Syllabification(key): var‧pu
Noun
varpu
- twig, bare twig
- shrub
Declension
| Inflection of varpu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | varvuin | |
| abessive | varvutta | varvuitta | |
| comitative | — | varpuineen | |
| Possessive forms of varpu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | varpuni | varpumme |
| 2nd person | varpusi | varpunne |
| 3rd person | varpunsa | |