rauha
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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *rauha, of unclear further origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
rauha
- peace, harmony, calm (state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony)
- peace (state free of oppressive and unpleasant thoughts and emotions)
- peace (state free of war)
- (usually with qualifier) treaty, peace treaty
Declension
| Inflection of rauha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rauha | rauhat | |
| genitive | rauhan | rauhojen | |
| partitive | rauhaa | rauhoja | |
| illative | rauhaan | rauhoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rauha | rauhat | |
| accusative | nom. | rauha | rauhat |
| gen. | rauhan | ||
| genitive | rauhan | rauhojen rauhain rare | |
| partitive | rauhaa | rauhoja | |
| inessive | rauhassa | rauhoissa | |
| elative | rauhasta | rauhoista | |
| illative | rauhaan | rauhoihin | |
| adessive | rauhalla | rauhoilla | |
| ablative | rauhalta | rauhoilta | |
| allative | rauhalle | rauhoille | |
| essive | rauhana | rauhoina | |
| translative | rauhaksi | rauhoiksi | |
| abessive | rauhatta | rauhoitta | |
| instructive | — | rauhoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “state free of war”): sota
Derived terms
adjectives
adverbs
proper nouns
verbs
compounds
- erillisrauha
- hautarauha
- ikirauha
- joulurauha
- julkisrauha
- kehorauha
- kirkkorauha
- kotirauha
- koulurauha
- käräjärauha
- linnarauha
- lukurauha
- luonnonrauha
- maailmanrauha
- mielenrauha
- naisrauha
- pakkorauha
- rajarauha
- rauhaanpakottaminen
- rauhaarakastava
- Rauhamäki
- rauhanaate
- rauhanaika
- rauhanaikainen
- rauhanaktivisti
- rauhanasia
- rauhanehto
- rauhanenkeli
- rauhanhieronta
- rauhanhäiritsijä
- Rauhaniemi
- rauhanjuhla
- rauhanjärjestö
- rauhankasvatus
- rauhankonferenssi
- rauhankumppanuus
- rauhankyyhky
- rauhankyyhkynen
- rauhanliike
- rauhanlippu
- rauhanlähettiläs
- rauhanmarssi
- rauhanmies
- rauhanneuvottelija
- rauhanneuvottelu
- rauhanomainen
- rauhanoppositio
- rauhanpalkinto
- rauhanpiippu
- rauhanpolitiikka
- rauhanprojekti
- rauhanprosessi
- rauhanpuolustaja
- rauhanpyrkimys
- rauhanrakentaja
- rauhanrikkoja
- rauhansopimus
- rauhansuunnitelma
- rauhantahto
- rauhantahtoinen
- rauhantekijä
- rauhanteko
- rauhantila
- rauhantunnustelija
- rauhantunnustelu
- rauhantuomari
- rauhanturvaaja
- rauhanturvaaminen
- rauhantutkija
- rauhantutkimus
- rauhantyö
- rauhanvaltuuskunta
- rauhanvetoomus
- rauhanvälitys
- ruokarauha
- sielunrauha
- tunnonrauha
- työrauha
- uskonrauha
- vaalirauha
- välirauha
- yhteiskuntarauha
- yörauha
Descendants
- Kven: rauha
Further reading
- “rauha”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *rauha. Cognates include Finnish rauha and Estonian rahu.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯hɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯hɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯h, -ɑu̯hɑ
- Hyphenation: rau‧ha
Noun
rauha
- peace
- antaa rauhaa ― to leave alone (literally, “to give peace”)
Declension
| Declension of rauha (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rauha | rauhat |
| genitive | rauhan | rauhoin |
| partitive | rauhaa | rauhoja |
| illative | rauhaa | rauhoi |
| inessive | rauhaas | rauhois |
| elative | rauhast | rauhoist |
| allative | rauhalle | rauhoille |
| adessive | rauhaal | rauhoil |
| ablative | rauhalt | rauhoilt |
| translative | rauhaks | rauhoiks |
| essive | rauhanna, rauhaan | rauhoinna, rauhoin |
| exessive1) | rauhant | rauhoint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Votic: rauhõ
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *rauha. Cognates include dialectal Finnish rauha and Estonian rahu.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯hɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯hɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑu̯h, -ɑu̯hɑ
- Hyphenation: rau‧ha
Noun
rauha
Declension
| Declension of rauha (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rauha | rauhat |
| genitive | rauhan | rauhoin |
| partitive | rauhaa | rauhoja |
| illative | rauhaa | rauhoi |
| inessive | rauhaas | rauhois |
| elative | rauhast | rauhoist |
| allative | rauhalle | rauhoille |
| adessive | rauhaal | rauhoil |
| ablative | rauhalt | rauhoilt |
| translative | rauhaks | rauhoiks |
| essive | rauhanna, rauhaan | rauhoinna, rauhoin |
| exessive1) | rauhant | rauhoint |
| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 468
Kven
Etymology
Inherited from Finnish rauha (“peace, tranquility, calm”), from Proto-Finnic *rauha (“peace, tranquility”), of unclear further origin.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑuhɑ
- Hyphenation: rau‧ha
Noun
rauha (genitive rauhan, partitive rauhaa)
- peace, quiet, tranquility
- olla rauhassa ― to be in peace and quiet
- jätä minun rauhaan! ― leave me alone! (leave me in peace!)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.