varsta

See also: vârstă and värsta

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. The predominant variant in Tavastian and Central Finnish dialects, as well as in Värmland Savonian; often considered related to the synonymous vartta, found on most of the other dialects (Southwestern Finland, Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Southeastern Finland and many Savonian dialects). The latter can be compared to Estonian vart, thus permitting the reconstruction Proto-Finnic *vartta. This is usually considered to derive from varsi in some way, although the derivation is unknown. The variation between -st- and -tt- is likewise unexplained (but compare karsta (“(hard) crust”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrstɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrstɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vars‧ta

Noun

varsta

1. flail (agricultural tool)

Declension

Inflection of varsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		varsta	varstat
genitive		varstan	varstojen
partitive		varstaa	varstoja
illative		varstaan	varstoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		varsta	varstat
accusative	nom.	varsta	varstat
	gen.	varstan
genitive		varstan	varstojen varstain rare
partitive		varstaa	varstoja
inessive		varstassa	varstoissa
elative		varstasta	varstoista
illative		varstaan	varstoihin
adessive		varstalla	varstoilla
ablative		varstalta	varstoilta
allative		varstalle	varstoille
essive		varstana	varstoina
translative		varstaksi	varstoiksi
abessive		varstatta	varstoitta
instructive		—	varstoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of varsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative varstani varstani accusative nom. varstani varstani gen. varstani genitive varstani varstojeni varstaini rare partitive varstaani varstojani inessive varstassani varstoissani elative varstastani varstoistani illative varstaani varstoihini adessive varstallani varstoillani ablative varstaltani varstoiltani allative varstalleni varstoilleni essive varstanani varstoinani translative varstakseni varstoikseni abessive varstattani varstoittani instructive — — comitative — varstoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative varstasi varstasi accusative nom. varstasi varstasi gen. varstasi genitive varstasi varstojesi varstaisi rare partitive varstaasi varstojasi inessive varstassasi varstoissasi elative varstastasi varstoistasi illative varstaasi varstoihisi adessive varstallasi varstoillasi ablative varstaltasi varstoiltasi allative varstallesi varstoillesi essive varstanasi varstoinasi translative varstaksesi varstoiksesi abessive varstattasi varstoittasi instructive — — comitative — varstoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative varstamme varstamme accusative nom. varstamme varstamme gen. varstamme genitive varstamme varstojemme varstaimme rare partitive varstaamme varstojamme inessive varstassamme varstoissamme elative varstastamme varstoistamme illative varstaamme varstoihimme adessive varstallamme varstoillamme ablative varstaltamme varstoiltamme allative varstallemme varstoillemme essive varstanamme varstoinamme translative varstaksemme varstoiksemme abessive varstattamme varstoittamme instructive — — comitative — varstoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative varstanne varstanne accusative nom. varstanne varstanne gen. varstanne genitive varstanne varstojenne varstainne rare partitive varstaanne varstojanne inessive varstassanne varstoissanne elative varstastanne varstoistanne illative varstaanne varstoihinne adessive varstallanne varstoillanne ablative varstaltanne varstoiltanne allative varstallenne varstoillenne essive varstananne varstoinanne translative varstaksenne varstoiksenne abessive varstattanne varstoittanne instructive — — comitative — varstoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative varstansa varstansa accusative nom. varstansa varstansa gen. varstansa genitive varstansa varstojensa varstainsa rare partitive varstaansa varstojaan varstojansa inessive varstassaan varstassansa varstoissaan varstoissansa elative varstastaan varstastansa varstoistaan varstoistansa illative varstaansa varstoihinsa adessive varstallaan varstallansa varstoillaan varstoillansa ablative varstaltaan varstaltansa varstoiltaan varstoiltansa allative varstalleen varstallensa varstoilleen varstoillensa essive varstanaan varstanansa varstoinaan varstoinansa translative varstakseen varstaksensa varstoikseen varstoiksensa abessive varstattaan varstattansa varstoittaan varstoittansa instructive — — comitative — varstoineen varstoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• oksavarsta
• silmukkavarsta
• solmuvarsta
• sotavarsta
• varstasara
• varstasilta

 

Further reading

• “varsta”, 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

Anagrams

• tarvas