varraa

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Baltic. Cognate with Estonian vara and more distantly related to Finnish varhain.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrɑː/, [ˈʋɑrːɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrɑː/, [ˈʋɑrˑɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑː
• Hyphenation: var‧raa

Adverb

varraa

1. (of time) early
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 58:

     Varraa, varraa lapset tulloot, șkoulun uksee kokuttaat.

     Early, early the children go out, they knock on the school's door.

Synonyms

• aikaisee

Antonyms

• mööhää

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrɑː/, [ˈʋɑrːɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrɑː/, [ˈʋɑrˑɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑː
• Hyphenation: var‧raa

Noun

varraa

1. inflection of vara:
   1. partitive singular
   2. illative singular

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 643