hatara

See also: Hatara and határa

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Karelian hatara. Probably related to dialectal hatea and possibly in some way also to hutera. SSA tentatively connects hatara with scarcely attested hata (“sprout; a plant resembling horsetail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑtɑrɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝t̪ɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ha‧ta‧ra

Adjective

hatara (comparative hatarampi, superlative hatarin)

1. shaky, flimsy

   Hökkeli vaikuttaa kovin hataralta.

   The shack looks terribly shaky.

2. feeble

   Hänellä oli pelkkä hatara käsitys asiasta.

   He had only a feeble grasp of the subject.

Declension

Inflection of hatara (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative		hatara	hatarat
genitive		hataran	hatarien hataroiden hataroitten
partitive		hataraa	hataria hataroita
illative		hataraan	hatariin hataroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hatara	hatarat
accusative	nom.	hatara	hatarat
	gen.	hataran
genitive		hataran	hatarien hataroiden hataroitten hatarojen rare hatarain rare
partitive		hataraa	hataria hataroita hataroja rare
inessive		hatarassa	hataroissa hatarissa
elative		hatarasta	hataroista hatarista
illative		hataraan	hatariin hataroihin
adessive		hataralla	hataroilla hatarilla
ablative		hataralta	hataroilta hatarilta
allative		hataralle	hataroille hatarille
essive		hatarana	hataroina hatarina
translative		hataraksi	hataroiksi hatariksi
abessive		hataratta	hataroitta hataritta
instructive		—	hataroin hatarin
comitative		—	hataroine hatarine

Possessive forms of hatara (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hatarani hatarani accusative nom. hatarani hatarani gen. hatarani genitive hatarani hatarieni hataroideni hataroitteni hatarojeni rare hataraini rare partitive hataraani hatariani hataroitani hatarojani rare inessive hatarassani hataroissani hatarissani elative hatarastani hataroistani hataristani illative hataraani hatariini hataroihini adessive hatarallani hataroillani hatarillani ablative hataraltani hataroiltani hatariltani allative hataralleni hataroilleni hatarilleni essive hataranani hataroinani hatarinani translative hatarakseni hataroikseni hatarikseni abessive hatarattani hataroittani hatarittani instructive — — comitative — hataroineni hatarineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hatarasi hatarasi accusative nom. hatarasi hatarasi gen. hatarasi genitive hatarasi hatariesi hataroidesi hataroittesi hatarojesi rare hataraisi rare partitive hataraasi hatariasi hataroitasi hatarojasi rare inessive hatarassasi hataroissasi hatarissasi elative hatarastasi hataroistasi hataristasi illative hataraasi hatariisi hataroihisi adessive hatarallasi hataroillasi hatarillasi ablative hataraltasi hataroiltasi hatariltasi allative hatarallesi hataroillesi hatarillesi essive hataranasi hataroinasi hatarinasi translative hataraksesi hataroiksesi hatariksesi abessive hatarattasi hataroittasi hatarittasi instructive — — comitative — hataroinesi hatarinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hataramme hataramme accusative nom. hataramme hataramme gen. hataramme genitive hataramme hatariemme hataroidemme hataroittemme hatarojemme rare hataraimme rare partitive hataraamme hatariamme hataroitamme hatarojamme rare inessive hatarassamme hataroissamme hatarissamme elative hatarastamme hataroistamme hataristamme illative hataraamme hatariimme hataroihimme adessive hatarallamme hataroillamme hatarillamme ablative hataraltamme hataroiltamme hatariltamme allative hatarallemme hataroillemme hatarillemme essive hataranamme hataroinamme hatarinamme translative hataraksemme hataroiksemme hatariksemme abessive hatarattamme hataroittamme hatarittamme instructive — — comitative — hataroinemme hatarinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hataranne hataranne accusative nom. hataranne hataranne gen. hataranne genitive hataranne hatarienne hataroidenne hataroittenne hatarojenne rare hatarainne rare partitive hataraanne hatarianne hataroitanne hatarojanne rare inessive hatarassanne hataroissanne hatarissanne elative hatarastanne hataroistanne hataristanne illative hataraanne hatariinne hataroihinne adessive hatarallanne hataroillanne hatarillanne ablative hataraltanne hataroiltanne hatariltanne allative hatarallenne hataroillenne hatarillenne essive hatarananne hataroinanne hatarinanne translative hataraksenne hataroiksenne hatariksenne abessive hatarattanne hataroittanne hatarittanne instructive — — comitative — hataroinenne hatarinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hataransa hataransa accusative nom. hataransa hataransa gen. hataransa genitive hataransa hatariensa hataroidensa hataroittensa hatarojensa rare hatarainsa rare partitive hataraansa hatariaan hataroitaan hatariansa hataroitansa hatarojaan rare hatarojansa rare inessive hatarassaan hatarassansa hataroissaan hatarissaan hataroissansa hatarissansa elative hatarastaan hatarastansa hataroistaan hataristaan hataroistansa hataristansa illative hataraansa hatariinsa hataroihinsa adessive hatarallaan hatarallansa hataroillaan hatarillaan hataroillansa hatarillansa ablative hataraltaan hataraltansa hataroiltaan hatariltaan hataroiltansa hatariltansa allative hataralleen hatarallensa hataroilleen hatarilleen hataroillensa hatarillensa essive hataranaan hataranansa hataroinaan hatarinaan hataroinansa hatarinansa translative hatarakseen hataraksensa hataroikseen hatarikseen hataroiksensa hatariksensa abessive hatarattaan hatarattansa hataroittaan hatarittaan hataroittansa hatarittansa instructive — — comitative — hataroineen hatarineen hataroinensa hatarinensa

Derived terms

• hatarasti
• hataruus

Further reading

• “hatara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• haarat, haraat, harata, rahtaa, tahraa, tarhaa

Ingrian

Etymology

Cognates include Finnish hatara.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑtɑrɑ/, [ˈhɑtɑr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑtɑːrɑ/, [ˈhɑtˑɑːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑr, -ɑtɑːrɑ
• Hyphenation: ha‧ta‧ra

Adjective

hatara (comparative hataramp)

1. weak, shaky

   hatarat jalat ― shaky legs

Declension

Declension of hatara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	hatara	hatarat
genitive	hataran	hataroin
partitive	hataraa	hataroja
illative	hataraa	hataroihe
inessive	hataraas	hatarois
elative	hatarast	hataroist
allative	hataralle	hataroille
adessive	hataraal	hataroil
ablative	hataralt	hataroilt
translative	hataraks	hataroiks
essive	hataranna, hataraan	hataroinna, hataroin
exessive1)	hatarant	hataroint
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

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 49