varvas

From Proto-Finnic *varbas, possibly derived from varb (“thin stick”). Cognate to Finnish varvas, Ludian barbaz and Livonian vārbaz.

varvas (genitive varba, partitive varvast)

1. toe

Declension of varvas (ÕS type 7/kallas, rb-rv gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		varvas	varbad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	varba
genitive			varvaste
partitive		varvast	varbaid
illative		varbasse	varvastesse varbaisse
inessive		varbas	varvastes varbais
elative		varbast	varvastest varbaist
allative		varbale	varvastele varbaile
adessive		varbal	varvastel varbail
ablative		varbalt	varvastelt varbailt
translative		varbaks	varvasteks varbaiks
terminative		varbani	varvasteni
essive		varbana	varvastena
abessive		varbata	varvasteta
comitative		varbaga	varvastega

• varbaküüs

varvas

1. inessive singular of varb

From Proto-Finnic *varbas, possibly from *varpa (“twig”), which is also the origin of varpu. Cognates include Estonian varvas, Ingrian varvas, Karelian varvas/varvaš, Veps barbas, Votic varvõz and Livonian varbāz.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrʋɑs/, [ˈʋɑ̝rʋɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑs
• Hyphenation^(key): var‧vas

varvas

1. toe (digit, or something resembling it)

• “varvas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

From Proto-Finnic *varbas. Cognates include Finnish varvas and Estonian varvas.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrʋɑs/, [ˈʋɑrʋəz̠]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrʋɑs/, [ˈʋɑrʋɑʒ̥]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑs
• Hyphenation: var‧vas

varvas

1. toe

Declension of varvas (type 2/patsas, p-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	varvas	varpaat
genitive	varpaan	varpain
partitive	varvasta, varvast	varpaita, varpaja
illative	varpaasse	varpaisse
inessive	varpaas	varpais
elative	varpaast	varpaist
allative	varpaalle	varpaille
adessive	varpaal	varpail
ablative	varpaalt	varpailt
translative	varpaaks	varpaiks
essive	varpaanna, varpaan	varpainna, varpain
exessive1)	varpaant	varpaint
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.

Soikkola declension of varvas (type 2/patsas, p-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	varvas	varpahat, varpaat
genitive	varpahan	varpahiin
partitive	varvasta	varpahia
illative	varpahasse	varpahisse
inessive	varpahaas	varpahiis
elative	varpahast	varpahist
allative	varpahalle	varpahille
adessive	varpahaal	varpahiil
ablative	varpahalt	varpahilt
translative	varpahaks	varpahiks
essive	varpahaan	varpahiin
exessive1)	varpahant	varpahint
1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 644

varvas

1. passive infinitive of varva
2. present passive of varva