varhain

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • varahin, varhoin (dialectal)

Etymology

Through metathesis, from Proto-Finnic *varahin, the instructive plural of Proto-Finnic *varas (compare dialectal Finnish varas, Livonian varāz, Veps varaz, Votic varaz), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *vāras (compare Lithuanian võras (“old”)). Related to Estonian vara, Ingrian varahiin, Karelian varahin, Livonian varāld and Votic varain.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrhɑi̯n/, [ˈʋɑ̝rhɑ̝i̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrhɑin
  • Syllabification(key): var‧hain
  • Hyphenation(key): var‧hain

Adverb

varhain (comparative varhemmin, superlative varhimmin)

  1. early

Derived terms

compounds

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