harpauš

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Karelian

Regional variants of harpauš
North Karelian
(Viena)
harppauš
South Karelian
(Tver)
harpauš

Etymology

From harpata (to step) +‎ -uš. Akin to Finnish harppaus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑrpɑu̯ʃ/
  • Hyphenation: har‧pauš

Noun

harpauš (genitive harpaukšen, partitive harpaušta, diminutive harpaukšut)

  1. (South Karelian) step
  2. (South Karelian) stitch

Declension

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References

  • A. V. Punzhina (1994) “harpauš”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN