parras

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Afrikaans

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Noun

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parras

  1. plural of parra

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *pardas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *bardaz (edge), compare Old Norse barð (brim, verge). Cognates include Estonian parras, Livonian pārdaz, Ludian pardaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑrːɑs/, [ˈpɑ̝rːɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrːɑs
  • Syllabification(key): par‧ras

Noun

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parras

  1. brink, verge, edge
    tuhon partaallaon the brink of destruction
    olla haudan partaallato have one foot in the grave, to be on one's last legs (literally, “to be on the brink of a grave”)
  2. (usually figurative) In the external locative cases, used to being close to something; about (to)
    saattaa tuhon partaalleto bring to the brink of destruction
    Hän oli itkun partaalla.
    She was about to cry.
  3. (nautical) side deck, rail

Usage notes

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In the sense "brink, verge, edge" rarely used except in the adessive (on), ablative (from) or allative (onto) cases.

Declension

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Inflection of parras (Kotus type 41*K/vieras, rt-rr gradation)
nominative parras partaat
genitive partaan partaiden
partaitten
partitive parrasta partaita
illative partaaseen partaisiin
singular plural
nominative parras partaat
accusative nom. parras partaat
gen. partaan
genitive partaan partaiden
partaitten
parrasten rare
partitive parrasta partaita
inessive partaassa partaissa
elative partaasta partaista
illative partaaseen partaisiin
partaihin rare
adessive partaalla partailla
ablative partaalta partailta
allative partaalle partaille
essive partaana partaina
translative partaaksi partaiksi
abessive partaatta partaitta
instructive partain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of parras (Kotus type 41*K/vieras, rt-rr gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative partaani partaani
accusative nom. partaani partaani
gen. partaani
genitive partaani partaideni
partaitteni
parrasteni rare
partitive parrastani partaitani
inessive partaassani partaissani
elative partaastani partaistani
illative partaaseeni partaisiini
partaihini rare
adessive partaallani partaillani
ablative partaaltani partailtani
allative partaalleni partailleni
essive partaanani partainani
translative partaakseni partaikseni
abessive partaattani partaittani
instructive
comitative partaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative partaasi partaasi
accusative nom. partaasi partaasi
gen. partaasi
genitive partaasi partaidesi
partaittesi
parrastesi rare
partitive parrastasi partaitasi
inessive partaassasi partaissasi
elative partaastasi partaistasi
illative partaaseesi partaisiisi
partaihisi rare
adessive partaallasi partaillasi
ablative partaaltasi partailtasi
allative partaallesi partaillesi
essive partaanasi partainasi
translative partaaksesi partaiksesi
abessive partaattasi partaittasi
instructive
comitative partainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative partaamme partaamme
accusative nom. partaamme partaamme
gen. partaamme
genitive partaamme partaidemme
partaittemme
parrastemme rare
partitive parrastamme partaitamme
inessive partaassamme partaissamme
elative partaastamme partaistamme
illative partaaseemme partaisiimme
partaihimme rare
adessive partaallamme partaillamme
ablative partaaltamme partailtamme
allative partaallemme partaillemme
essive partaanamme partainamme
translative partaaksemme partaiksemme
abessive partaattamme partaittamme
instructive
comitative partainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative partaanne partaanne
accusative nom. partaanne partaanne
gen. partaanne
genitive partaanne partaidenne
partaittenne
parrastenne rare
partitive parrastanne partaitanne
inessive partaassanne partaissanne
elative partaastanne partaistanne
illative partaaseenne partaisiinne
partaihinne rare
adessive partaallanne partaillanne
ablative partaaltanne partailtanne
allative partaallenne partaillenne
essive partaananne partainanne
translative partaaksenne partaiksenne
abessive partaattanne partaittanne
instructive
comitative partainenne

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *pardas. Cognates include Finnish parras and Estonian parras.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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parras

  1. edge, brink

Declension

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Declension of parras (type 2/patsas, rt-rr gradation)
singular plural
nominative parras partaat
genitive partaan partain
partitive parrasta, parrast partaita, partaja
illative partaasse partaisse
inessive partaas partais
elative partaast partaist
allative partaalle partaille
adessive partaal partail
ablative partaalt partailt
translative partaaks partaiks
essive partaanna, partaan partainna, partain
exessive1) partaant partaint
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

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 386

Portuguese

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Noun

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parras

  1. plural of parra

Spanish

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Noun

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parras f pl

  1. plural of parra