Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːru/, [ˈʋɑ̝ːru]
- Rhymes: -ɑːru
- Syllabification(key): vaa‧ru
- Hyphenation(key): vaa‧ru
Etymology 1
Possibly from Sami (compare Northern Sami várri). The sense development from "hill" to "cloud" would have happened in Finnish.
Noun
vaaru (dialectal)
- synonym of ukkospilvi (“thundercloud”)
Declension
| Inflection of vaaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
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vaaru
|
vaarut
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| genitive
|
vaarun
|
vaarujen
|
| partitive
|
vaarua
|
vaaruja
|
| illative
|
vaaruun
|
vaaruihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaru
|
vaarut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaru
|
vaarut
|
| gen.
|
vaarun
|
| genitive
|
vaarun
|
vaarujen
|
| partitive
|
vaarua
|
vaaruja
|
| inessive
|
vaarussa
|
vaaruissa
|
| elative
|
vaarusta
|
vaaruista
|
| illative
|
vaaruun
|
vaaruihin
|
| adessive
|
vaarulla
|
vaaruilla
|
| ablative
|
vaarulta
|
vaaruilta
|
| allative
|
vaarulle
|
vaaruille
|
| essive
|
vaaruna
|
vaaruina
|
| translative
|
vaaruksi
|
vaaruiksi
|
| abessive
|
vaarutta
|
vaaruitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
vaaruin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaruni
|
vaaruni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaruni
|
vaaruni
|
| gen.
|
vaaruni
|
| genitive
|
vaaruni
|
vaarujeni
|
| partitive
|
vaaruani
|
vaarujani
|
| inessive
|
vaarussani
|
vaaruissani
|
| elative
|
vaarustani
|
vaaruistani
|
| illative
|
vaaruuni
|
vaaruihini
|
| adessive
|
vaarullani
|
vaaruillani
|
| ablative
|
vaarultani
|
vaaruiltani
|
| allative
|
vaarulleni
|
vaaruilleni
|
| essive
|
vaarunani
|
vaaruinani
|
| translative
|
vaarukseni
|
vaaruikseni
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttani
|
vaaruittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarusi
|
vaarusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarusi
|
vaarusi
|
| gen.
|
vaarusi
|
| genitive
|
vaarusi
|
vaarujesi
|
| partitive
|
vaaruasi
|
vaarujasi
|
| inessive
|
vaarussasi
|
vaaruissasi
|
| elative
|
vaarustasi
|
vaaruistasi
|
| illative
|
vaaruusi
|
vaaruihisi
|
| adessive
|
vaarullasi
|
vaaruillasi
|
| ablative
|
vaarultasi
|
vaaruiltasi
|
| allative
|
vaarullesi
|
vaaruillesi
|
| essive
|
vaarunasi
|
vaaruinasi
|
| translative
|
vaaruksesi
|
vaaruiksesi
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttasi
|
vaaruittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarumme
|
vaarumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarumme
|
vaarumme
|
| gen.
|
vaarumme
|
| genitive
|
vaarumme
|
vaarujemme
|
| partitive
|
vaaruamme
|
vaarujamme
|
| inessive
|
vaarussamme
|
vaaruissamme
|
| elative
|
vaarustamme
|
vaaruistamme
|
| illative
|
vaaruumme
|
vaaruihimme
|
| adessive
|
vaarullamme
|
vaaruillamme
|
| ablative
|
vaarultamme
|
vaaruiltamme
|
| allative
|
vaarullemme
|
vaaruillemme
|
| essive
|
vaarunamme
|
vaaruinamme
|
| translative
|
vaaruksemme
|
vaaruiksemme
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttamme
|
vaaruittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarunne
|
vaarunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarunne
|
vaarunne
|
| gen.
|
vaarunne
|
| genitive
|
vaarunne
|
vaarujenne
|
| partitive
|
vaaruanne
|
vaarujanne
|
| inessive
|
vaarussanne
|
vaaruissanne
|
| elative
|
vaarustanne
|
vaaruistanne
|
| illative
|
vaaruunne
|
vaaruihinne
|
| adessive
|
vaarullanne
|
vaaruillanne
|
| ablative
|
vaarultanne
|
vaaruiltanne
|
| allative
|
vaarullenne
|
vaaruillenne
|
| essive
|
vaarunanne
|
vaaruinanne
|
| translative
|
vaaruksenne
|
vaaruiksenne
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttanne
|
vaaruittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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vaarunsa
|
vaarunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarunsa
|
vaarunsa
|
| gen.
|
vaarunsa
|
| genitive
|
vaarunsa
|
vaarujensa
|
| partitive
|
vaaruaan
vaaruansa
|
vaarujaan
vaarujansa
|
| inessive
|
vaarussaan
vaarussansa
|
vaaruissaan
vaaruissansa
|
| elative
|
vaarustaan
vaarustansa
|
vaaruistaan
vaaruistansa
|
| illative
|
vaaruunsa
|
vaaruihinsa
|
| adessive
|
vaarullaan
vaarullansa
|
vaaruillaan
vaaruillansa
|
| ablative
|
vaarultaan
vaarultansa
|
vaaruiltaan
vaaruiltansa
|
| allative
|
vaarulleen
vaarullensa
|
vaaruilleen
vaaruillensa
|
| essive
|
vaarunaan
vaarunansa
|
vaaruinaan
vaaruinansa
|
| translative
|
vaarukseen
vaaruksensa
|
vaaruikseen
vaaruiksensa
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttaan
vaaruttansa
|
vaaruittaan
vaaruittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruineen
vaaruinensa
|
|
Etymology 2
From Swedish var (in e.g. kuddvar).
Noun
vaaru (dialectal)
- synonym of päällinen (“piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing”)
Declension
| Inflection of vaaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
vaaru
|
vaarut
|
| genitive
|
vaarun
|
vaarujen
|
| partitive
|
vaarua
|
vaaruja
|
| illative
|
vaaruun
|
vaaruihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaru
|
vaarut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaru
|
vaarut
|
| gen.
|
vaarun
|
| genitive
|
vaarun
|
vaarujen
|
| partitive
|
vaarua
|
vaaruja
|
| inessive
|
vaarussa
|
vaaruissa
|
| elative
|
vaarusta
|
vaaruista
|
| illative
|
vaaruun
|
vaaruihin
|
| adessive
|
vaarulla
|
vaaruilla
|
| ablative
|
vaarulta
|
vaaruilta
|
| allative
|
vaarulle
|
vaaruille
|
| essive
|
vaaruna
|
vaaruina
|
| translative
|
vaaruksi
|
vaaruiksi
|
| abessive
|
vaarutta
|
vaaruitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
vaaruin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaruni
|
vaaruni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaruni
|
vaaruni
|
| gen.
|
vaaruni
|
| genitive
|
vaaruni
|
vaarujeni
|
| partitive
|
vaaruani
|
vaarujani
|
| inessive
|
vaarussani
|
vaaruissani
|
| elative
|
vaarustani
|
vaaruistani
|
| illative
|
vaaruuni
|
vaaruihini
|
| adessive
|
vaarullani
|
vaaruillani
|
| ablative
|
vaarultani
|
vaaruiltani
|
| allative
|
vaarulleni
|
vaaruilleni
|
| essive
|
vaarunani
|
vaaruinani
|
| translative
|
vaarukseni
|
vaaruikseni
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttani
|
vaaruittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarusi
|
vaarusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarusi
|
vaarusi
|
| gen.
|
vaarusi
|
| genitive
|
vaarusi
|
vaarujesi
|
| partitive
|
vaaruasi
|
vaarujasi
|
| inessive
|
vaarussasi
|
vaaruissasi
|
| elative
|
vaarustasi
|
vaaruistasi
|
| illative
|
vaaruusi
|
vaaruihisi
|
| adessive
|
vaarullasi
|
vaaruillasi
|
| ablative
|
vaarultasi
|
vaaruiltasi
|
| allative
|
vaarullesi
|
vaaruillesi
|
| essive
|
vaarunasi
|
vaaruinasi
|
| translative
|
vaaruksesi
|
vaaruiksesi
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttasi
|
vaaruittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarumme
|
vaarumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarumme
|
vaarumme
|
| gen.
|
vaarumme
|
| genitive
|
vaarumme
|
vaarujemme
|
| partitive
|
vaaruamme
|
vaarujamme
|
| inessive
|
vaarussamme
|
vaaruissamme
|
| elative
|
vaarustamme
|
vaaruistamme
|
| illative
|
vaaruumme
|
vaaruihimme
|
| adessive
|
vaarullamme
|
vaaruillamme
|
| ablative
|
vaarultamme
|
vaaruiltamme
|
| allative
|
vaarullemme
|
vaaruillemme
|
| essive
|
vaarunamme
|
vaaruinamme
|
| translative
|
vaaruksemme
|
vaaruiksemme
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttamme
|
vaaruittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarunne
|
vaarunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarunne
|
vaarunne
|
| gen.
|
vaarunne
|
| genitive
|
vaarunne
|
vaarujenne
|
| partitive
|
vaaruanne
|
vaarujanne
|
| inessive
|
vaarussanne
|
vaaruissanne
|
| elative
|
vaarustanne
|
vaaruistanne
|
| illative
|
vaaruunne
|
vaaruihinne
|
| adessive
|
vaarullanne
|
vaaruillanne
|
| ablative
|
vaarultanne
|
vaaruiltanne
|
| allative
|
vaarullenne
|
vaaruillenne
|
| essive
|
vaarunanne
|
vaaruinanne
|
| translative
|
vaaruksenne
|
vaaruiksenne
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttanne
|
vaaruittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarunsa
|
vaarunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarunsa
|
vaarunsa
|
| gen.
|
vaarunsa
|
| genitive
|
vaarunsa
|
vaarujensa
|
| partitive
|
vaaruaan
vaaruansa
|
vaarujaan
vaarujansa
|
| inessive
|
vaarussaan
vaarussansa
|
vaaruissaan
vaaruissansa
|
| elative
|
vaarustaan
vaarustansa
|
vaaruistaan
vaaruistansa
|
| illative
|
vaaruunsa
|
vaaruihinsa
|
| adessive
|
vaarullaan
vaarullansa
|
vaaruillaan
vaaruillansa
|
| ablative
|
vaarultaan
vaarultansa
|
vaaruiltaan
vaaruiltansa
|
| allative
|
vaarulleen
vaarullensa
|
vaaruilleen
vaaruillensa
|
| essive
|
vaarunaan
vaarunansa
|
vaaruinaan
vaaruinansa
|
| translative
|
vaarukseen
vaaruksensa
|
vaaruikseen
vaaruiksensa
|
| abessive
|
vaaruttaan
vaaruttansa
|
vaaruittaan
vaaruittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaruineen
vaaruinensa
|
|