See also: Appendix:Variations of "vaara"
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːrɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ːrɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑːrɑ
- Syllabification(key): vaa‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): vaa‧ra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Late Old Swedish fahra, fara (compare Swedish fara), itself from Middle Low German vāre, from Proto-Germanic *fērō (“danger”) (compare Dutch gevaar, German Gefahr).
Noun
vaara
- danger, risk, peril, hazard, jeopardy
- asettaa vaaraan ― to put in danger, to endanger
- olla vaaraksi yhteiskunnalle ― to be a danger to society, to be dangerous to society
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.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarani
|
vaarani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarani
|
vaarani
|
| gen.
|
vaarani
|
| genitive
|
vaarani
|
vaarojeni
vaaraini rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraani
|
vaarojani
|
| inessive
|
vaarassani
|
vaaroissani
|
| elative
|
vaarastani
|
vaaroistani
|
| illative
|
vaaraani
|
vaaroihini
|
| adessive
|
vaarallani
|
vaaroillani
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltani
|
vaaroiltani
|
| allative
|
vaaralleni
|
vaaroilleni
|
| essive
|
vaaranani
|
vaaroinani
|
| translative
|
vaarakseni
|
vaaroikseni
|
| abessive
|
vaarattani
|
vaaroittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarasi
|
vaarasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarasi
|
vaarasi
|
| gen.
|
vaarasi
|
| genitive
|
vaarasi
|
vaarojesi
vaaraisi rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraasi
|
vaarojasi
|
| inessive
|
vaarassasi
|
vaaroissasi
|
| elative
|
vaarastasi
|
vaaroistasi
|
| illative
|
vaaraasi
|
vaaroihisi
|
| adessive
|
vaarallasi
|
vaaroillasi
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltasi
|
vaaroiltasi
|
| allative
|
vaarallesi
|
vaaroillesi
|
| essive
|
vaaranasi
|
vaaroinasi
|
| translative
|
vaaraksesi
|
vaaroiksesi
|
| abessive
|
vaarattasi
|
vaaroittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaramme
|
vaaramme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaramme
|
vaaramme
|
| gen.
|
vaaramme
|
| genitive
|
vaaramme
|
vaarojemme
vaaraimme rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraamme
|
vaarojamme
|
| inessive
|
vaarassamme
|
vaaroissamme
|
| elative
|
vaarastamme
|
vaaroistamme
|
| illative
|
vaaraamme
|
vaaroihimme
|
| adessive
|
vaarallamme
|
vaaroillamme
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltamme
|
vaaroiltamme
|
| allative
|
vaarallemme
|
vaaroillemme
|
| essive
|
vaaranamme
|
vaaroinamme
|
| translative
|
vaaraksemme
|
vaaroiksemme
|
| abessive
|
vaarattamme
|
vaaroittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaranne
|
vaaranne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaranne
|
vaaranne
|
| gen.
|
vaaranne
|
| genitive
|
vaaranne
|
vaarojenne
vaarainne rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraanne
|
vaarojanne
|
| inessive
|
vaarassanne
|
vaaroissanne
|
| elative
|
vaarastanne
|
vaaroistanne
|
| illative
|
vaaraanne
|
vaaroihinne
|
| adessive
|
vaarallanne
|
vaaroillanne
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltanne
|
vaaroiltanne
|
| allative
|
vaarallenne
|
vaaroillenne
|
| essive
|
vaarananne
|
vaaroinanne
|
| translative
|
vaaraksenne
|
vaaroiksenne
|
| abessive
|
vaarattanne
|
vaaroittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaransa
|
vaaransa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaransa
|
vaaransa
|
| gen.
|
vaaransa
|
| genitive
|
vaaransa
|
vaarojensa
vaarainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraansa
|
vaarojaan
vaarojansa
|
| inessive
|
vaarassaan
vaarassansa
|
vaaroissaan
vaaroissansa
|
| elative
|
vaarastaan
vaarastansa
|
vaaroistaan
vaaroistansa
|
| illative
|
vaaraansa
|
vaaroihinsa
|
| adessive
|
vaarallaan
vaarallansa
|
vaaroillaan
vaaroillansa
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltaan
vaaraltansa
|
vaaroiltaan
vaaroiltansa
|
| allative
|
vaaralleen
vaarallensa
|
vaaroilleen
vaaroillensa
|
| essive
|
vaaranaan
vaaranansa
|
vaaroinaan
vaaroinansa
|
| translative
|
vaarakseen
vaaraksensa
|
vaaroikseen
vaaroiksensa
|
| abessive
|
vaarattaan
vaarattansa
|
vaaroittaan
vaaroittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroineen
vaaroinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Interjection
vaara
- danger, warning (on signs)
Further reading
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.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarani
|
vaarani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarani
|
vaarani
|
| gen.
|
vaarani
|
| genitive
|
vaarani
|
vaarojeni
vaaraini rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraani
|
vaarojani
|
| inessive
|
vaarassani
|
vaaroissani
|
| elative
|
vaarastani
|
vaaroistani
|
| illative
|
vaaraani
|
vaaroihini
|
| adessive
|
vaarallani
|
vaaroillani
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltani
|
vaaroiltani
|
| allative
|
vaaralleni
|
vaaroilleni
|
| essive
|
vaaranani
|
vaaroinani
|
| translative
|
vaarakseni
|
vaaroikseni
|
| abessive
|
vaarattani
|
vaaroittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaarasi
|
vaarasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaarasi
|
vaarasi
|
| gen.
|
vaarasi
|
| genitive
|
vaarasi
|
vaarojesi
vaaraisi rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraasi
|
vaarojasi
|
| inessive
|
vaarassasi
|
vaaroissasi
|
| elative
|
vaarastasi
|
vaaroistasi
|
| illative
|
vaaraasi
|
vaaroihisi
|
| adessive
|
vaarallasi
|
vaaroillasi
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltasi
|
vaaroiltasi
|
| allative
|
vaarallesi
|
vaaroillesi
|
| essive
|
vaaranasi
|
vaaroinasi
|
| translative
|
vaaraksesi
|
vaaroiksesi
|
| abessive
|
vaarattasi
|
vaaroittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaramme
|
vaaramme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaramme
|
vaaramme
|
| gen.
|
vaaramme
|
| genitive
|
vaaramme
|
vaarojemme
vaaraimme rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraamme
|
vaarojamme
|
| inessive
|
vaarassamme
|
vaaroissamme
|
| elative
|
vaarastamme
|
vaaroistamme
|
| illative
|
vaaraamme
|
vaaroihimme
|
| adessive
|
vaarallamme
|
vaaroillamme
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltamme
|
vaaroiltamme
|
| allative
|
vaarallemme
|
vaaroillemme
|
| essive
|
vaaranamme
|
vaaroinamme
|
| translative
|
vaaraksemme
|
vaaroiksemme
|
| abessive
|
vaarattamme
|
vaaroittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaranne
|
vaaranne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaranne
|
vaaranne
|
| gen.
|
vaaranne
|
| genitive
|
vaaranne
|
vaarojenne
vaarainne rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraanne
|
vaarojanne
|
| inessive
|
vaarassanne
|
vaaroissanne
|
| elative
|
vaarastanne
|
vaaroistanne
|
| illative
|
vaaraanne
|
vaaroihinne
|
| adessive
|
vaarallanne
|
vaaroillanne
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltanne
|
vaaroiltanne
|
| allative
|
vaarallenne
|
vaaroillenne
|
| essive
|
vaarananne
|
vaaroinanne
|
| translative
|
vaaraksenne
|
vaaroiksenne
|
| abessive
|
vaarattanne
|
vaaroittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
vaaransa
|
vaaransa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaaransa
|
vaaransa
|
| gen.
|
vaaransa
|
| genitive
|
vaaransa
|
vaarojensa
vaarainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
vaaraansa
|
vaarojaan
vaarojansa
|
| inessive
|
vaarassaan
vaarassansa
|
vaaroissaan
vaaroissansa
|
| elative
|
vaarastaan
vaarastansa
|
vaaroistaan
vaaroistansa
|
| illative
|
vaaraansa
|
vaaroihinsa
|
| adessive
|
vaarallaan
vaarallansa
|
vaaroillaan
vaaroillansa
|
| ablative
|
vaaraltaan
vaaraltansa
|
vaaroiltaan
vaaroiltansa
|
| allative
|
vaaralleen
vaarallensa
|
vaaroilleen
vaaroillensa
|
| essive
|
vaaranaan
vaaranansa
|
vaaroinaan
vaaroinansa
|
| translative
|
vaarakseen
vaaraksensa
|
vaaroikseen
vaaroiksensa
|
| abessive
|
vaarattaan
vaarattansa
|
vaaroittaan
vaaroittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
vaaroineen
vaaroinensa
|
|
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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