vaara
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "vaara"
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Old Swedish fahra, fara (compare Swedish fara), itself from Middle Low German vāre, from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”). Cognate with Dutch gevaar, German Gefahr.
Noun
vaara
Declension
| Inflection of vaara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | vaara | vaarat | |
| genitive | vaaran | vaarojen | |
| partitive | vaaraa | vaaroja | |
| illative | vaaraan | vaaroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vaara | vaarat | |
| accusative | nom. | vaara | vaarat |
| gen. | vaaran | ||
| genitive | vaaran | vaarojen vaarain rare | |
| partitive | vaaraa | vaaroja | |
| inessive | vaarassa | vaaroissa | |
| elative | vaarasta | vaaroista | |
| illative | vaaraan | vaaroihin | |
| adessive | vaaralla | vaaroilla | |
| ablative | vaaralta | vaaroilta | |
| allative | vaaralle | vaaroille | |
| essive | vaarana | vaaroina | |
| translative | vaaraksi | vaaroiksi | |
| abessive | vaaratta | vaaroitta | |
| instructive | — | vaaroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
- biovaara
- hallanvaara
- hengenvaara
- hirvivaara
- ilmavaara
- kuolemanvaara
- lumivyöryvaara
- palovaara
- räjähdysvaara
- sekaannusvaara
- sodanvaara
- syöpävaara
- säteilyvaara
- tartuntavaara
- terveysvaara
- tsunamivaara
- vaara-alue
- vaarailmoitus
- vaaramerkki
- vaaranalainen
- vaaranmerkki
- vaaranvastuu
- vaarapaikka
- vaaratekijä
- vaaratiedote
- vaaratilanne
- vaaravyöhyke
- vahingonvaara
adjectives
nouns
verbs
Interjection
vaara
Further reading
- “2. vaara”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sami (compare Northern Sami várri (“mountain”)), itself probably a cognate of Finnish vuori (“mountain”).
Noun
vaara
- A large, forested hill (as opposed to fell), particularly in Eastern and Northern Finland as well as Karelia, and more widely in Fennoscandia.
Declension
| Inflection of vaara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vaara | vaarat | |
| genitive | vaaran | vaarojen | |
| partitive | vaaraa | vaaroja | |
| illative | vaaraan | vaaroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vaara | vaarat | |
| accusative | nom. | vaara | vaarat |
| gen. | vaaran | ||
| genitive | vaaran | vaarojen vaarain rare | |
| partitive | vaaraa | vaaroja | |
| inessive | vaarassa | vaaroissa | |
| elative | vaarasta | vaaroista | |
| illative | vaaraan | vaaroihin | |
| adessive | vaaralla | vaaroilla | |
| ablative | vaaralta | vaaroilta | |
| allative | vaaralle | vaaroille | |
| essive | vaarana | vaaroina | |
| translative | vaaraksi | vaaroiksi | |
| abessive | vaaratta | vaaroitta | |
| instructive | — | vaaroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
- Elovaara
- Hanhivaara
- Hellevaara
- Honkavaara
- Hämevaara
- Jalovaara
- Kaakkurivaara
- Karevaara
- Kiihtelysvaara
- Kilpivaara
- Korpivaara
- Koskivaara
- Kostamovaara
- Lehmusvaara
- Lehtovaara
- Leppävaara
- Lintuvaara
- Louhivaara
- Lumivaara
- Malmivaara
- Mettovaara
- Murtovaara
- Mäntyvaara
- Niinivaara
- Paakkolanvaara
- Paasovaara
- Palovaara
- Rautavaara
- Salmivaara
- Salovaara
- Sinivaara
- Sukuvaara
- Tuomivaara
- Tuupovaara
- vaara-asutus
- vaarajono
- vaaramaisema
- Vaaraniemi
- vaaranlaki
- Vaaranmaa
- vaaranrinne
- Vaattovaara
- Vihervaara
- Viitavaara
See also
Further reading
- “1. vaara”, 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 2023-07-01
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN