/ˈʋɑrsi/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠i]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *varci (compare Estonian vars), probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *warte (compare Eastern Mari [script needed] (wurδo)).
- stalk (of a plant)
- handle, haft, stale (of some tools); chiefly a longitudinal one, like one of an axe or hammer, but not that of a knife
- arm; any structure that resembles a human arm
- shaft (of a boot)
- leg (of a sock)
- stem (of a tobacco pipe, a musical note)
- beam, crossbar (of a balance)
- loom (of an oar)
- in-compoundsrod
- in-compoundsused for various parts of a human body; primarily of appendages
- figure, the human body when discussed from a structural point of view
- arm (distance)
“voiman varsi” — effort arm / lever arm
“kuorman varsi” — load arm
- in-compoundsside (an area considered to be close to a waterway or a traffic route); in the locational cases, used like a postposition to refer to passing of time or a journey, along, during, or in the course of
“matkan varrella” — along the road
“pitkän elämäni varrella” — during my long life
“vuosien varrella” — in the course of many years
- web (the thinner vertical section of a railway rail between the top and bottom of the rail)
- shaft of a penis
Muodotvarsi(nominative, singular) · varret(nominative, plural) · varsi(accusative, nominative, singular) · varret(accusative, nominative, plural) · varren(accusative, genitive, singular) · varret(accusative, genitive, plural) · varren(genitive, singular) · varsien(genitive, plural) · vartten(genitive, plural, rare) · vartta(partitive, singular) · varsia(partitive, plural) · varressa(inessive, singular) · varsissa(inessive, plural) · varresta(elative, singular) · varsista(elative, plural) · varteen(illative, singular) · varsiin(illative, plural) · varrella(adessive, singular) · varsilla(adessive, plural) · varrelta(ablative, singular)