porras
See also: Porras
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *pordas, borrowed from Northwest Germanic *bordaz, from earlier Proto-Germanic *burdą. Cognate with Karelian porras, Veps pordaz. Doublet of pursi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈporːɑs/, [ˈpo̞rːɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -orːɑs
- Syllabification(key): por‧ras
- Hyphenation(key): por‧ras
Noun
porras
Usage notes
- (stairs): May be used in the singular when talking about a small set of stairs, particularly one that is movable or portable.
Declension
| Inflection of porras (Kotus type 41*K/vieras, rt-rr gradation) | |||
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| nominative | porras | portaat | |
| genitive | portaan | portaiden portaitten | |
| partitive | porrasta | portaita | |
| illative | portaaseen | portaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | porras | portaat | |
| accusative | nom. | porras | portaat |
| gen. | portaan | ||
| genitive | portaan | portaiden portaitten porrasten rare | |
| partitive | porrasta | portaita | |
| inessive | portaassa | portaissa | |
| elative | portaasta | portaista | |
| illative | portaaseen | portaisiin portaihin rare | |
| adessive | portaalla | portailla | |
| ablative | portaalta | portailta | |
| allative | portaalle | portaille | |
| essive | portaana | portaina | |
| translative | portaaksi | portaiksi | |
| abessive | portaatta | portaitta | |
| instructive | — | portain | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
- aitaporras
- hallintoporras
- hiirenporras
- huoltoporras
- huoranportaat
- jakeluporras
- johtoporras
- kalaporras
- kansiportaat
- kierreportaat
- kolmiportainen
- komentoporras
- kuntoporras
- köysiportaat
- laituriportaat
- laskuportaat
- liukuportaat
- lohiporras
- maihinnousuportaat
- moniportainen
- paloportaat
- porrasaskelma
- porraselementti
- porrasfunktio
- porrashissi
- porrashuone
- porraskaide
- porraskivi
- porraskäytävä
- porraslimaseitikki
- porrasmatriisi
- porrasmuoto
- porrasperä
- porraspääty
- Porrassalmi
- porrassyöksy
- porrastasanne
- porrasvalo
- porrasvieri
- Portaankorva
- rullaportaat
- sikariporras
- suoritusporras
- väliporras
Further reading
- “porras”, 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 3 July 2023
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *pordas. Cognates include Finnish porras and Veps pordaz.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈporːɑs/, [ˈpo̞rːəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈporːɑs/, [ˈpo̞rːɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -orːɑs
- Hyphenation: por‧ras
Noun
porras
Declension
| Declension of porras (type 2/patsas, rt-rr gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | porras | portaat |
| genitive | portaan | portain |
| partitive | porrasta, porrast | portaita, portaja |
| illative | portaasse | portaisse |
| inessive | portaas | portais |
| elative | portaast | portaist |
| allative | portaalle | portaille |
| adessive | portaal | portail |
| ablative | portaalt | portailt |
| translative | portaaks | portaiks |
| essive | portaanna, portaan | portainna, portain |
| exessive1) | portaant | portaint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
See also
- trappu (“stair; stairs”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 425
Karelian
Noun
porras
Portuguese
Noun
porras
- plural of porra
Spanish
Interjection
porras
Adjective
porras
- feminine plural of porro
Noun
porras f pl
- plural of porra
Further reading
- “porra, o porras”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024