varuillaan
Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
The adessive plural of vara + -u with a possessive suffix. The variant without -u- (varoillaan, varoilleen) is also found in dialects, and in turn, the archaic varulta (alternative form for varalta (“in case of”)) has it.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrui̯lːɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rui̯lːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑruilːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): va‧ruil‧laan
Adverb
varuillaan
- alert, prepared, on one's guard
- Ole varuillasi! (second-person singular) ― Be alert! / Watch out!
- Olkaa varuillanne! (second-person plural) ― Be alert! / Watch out!
Inflection
| →○ | allative | varuilleen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | adessive | varuillaan |
| ○→ | ablative | – |
| Personal/possessive forms of varuillaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | varuillani | varuillamme |
| 2nd person | varuillasi | varuillanne |
| 3rd person | varuillaan varuillansa | |
Further reading
- “varuillaan”, 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 2023-07-04
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