vaaru

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑːru/, [ˈʋɑ̝ːru]
• Rhymes: -ɑːru
• Hyphenation^(key): vaa‧ru

Etymology 1

Possibly from Sami (compare Northern Sami várri). The sense development from "hill" to "cloud" would have happened in Finnish.

Noun

vaaru (dialectal)

1. Synonym of ukkospilvi (“thundercloud”)

Declension

Inflection of vaaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		vaaru	vaarut
genitive		vaarun	vaarujen
partitive		vaarua	vaaruja
illative		vaaruun	vaaruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vaaru	vaarut
accusative	nom.	vaaru	vaarut
	gen.	vaarun
genitive		vaarun	vaarujen
partitive		vaarua	vaaruja
inessive		vaarussa	vaaruissa
elative		vaarusta	vaaruista
illative		vaaruun	vaaruihin
adessive		vaarulla	vaaruilla
ablative		vaarulta	vaaruilta
allative		vaarulle	vaaruille
essive		vaaruna	vaaruina
translative		vaaruksi	vaaruiksi
abessive		vaarutta	vaaruitta
instructive		—	vaaruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vaaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vaaruni vaaruni accusative nom. vaaruni vaaruni gen. vaaruni genitive vaaruni vaarujeni partitive vaaruani vaarujani inessive vaarussani vaaruissani elative vaarustani vaaruistani illative vaaruuni vaaruihini adessive vaarullani vaaruillani ablative vaarultani vaaruiltani allative vaarulleni vaaruilleni essive vaarunani vaaruinani translative vaarukseni vaaruikseni abessive vaaruttani vaaruittani instructive — — comitative — vaaruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vaarusi vaarusi accusative nom. vaarusi vaarusi gen. vaarusi genitive vaarusi vaarujesi partitive vaaruasi vaarujasi inessive vaarussasi vaaruissasi elative vaarustasi vaaruistasi illative vaaruusi vaaruihisi adessive vaarullasi vaaruillasi ablative vaarultasi vaaruiltasi allative vaarullesi vaaruillesi essive vaarunasi vaaruinasi translative vaaruksesi vaaruiksesi abessive vaaruttasi vaaruittasi instructive — — comitative — vaaruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vaarumme vaarumme accusative nom. vaarumme vaarumme gen. vaarumme genitive vaarumme vaarujemme partitive vaaruamme vaarujamme inessive vaarussamme vaaruissamme elative vaarustamme vaaruistamme illative vaaruumme vaaruihimme adessive vaarullamme vaaruillamme ablative vaarultamme vaaruiltamme allative vaarullemme vaaruillemme essive vaarunamme vaaruinamme translative vaaruksemme vaaruiksemme abessive vaaruttamme vaaruittamme instructive — — comitative — vaaruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vaarunne vaarunne accusative nom. vaarunne vaarunne gen. vaarunne genitive vaarunne vaarujenne partitive vaaruanne vaarujanne inessive vaarussanne vaaruissanne elative vaarustanne vaaruistanne illative vaaruunne vaaruihinne adessive vaarullanne vaaruillanne ablative vaarultanne vaaruiltanne allative vaarullenne vaaruillenne essive vaarunanne vaaruinanne translative vaaruksenne vaaruiksenne abessive vaaruttanne vaaruittanne instructive — — comitative — vaaruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vaarunsa vaarunsa accusative nom. vaarunsa vaarunsa gen. vaarunsa genitive vaarunsa vaarujensa partitive vaaruaan vaaruansa vaarujaan vaarujansa inessive vaarussaan vaarussansa vaaruissaan vaaruissansa elative vaarustaan vaarustansa vaaruistaan vaaruistansa illative vaaruunsa vaaruihinsa adessive vaarullaan vaarullansa vaaruillaan vaaruillansa ablative vaarultaan vaarultansa vaaruiltaan vaaruiltansa allative vaarulleen vaarullensa vaaruilleen vaaruillensa essive vaarunaan vaarunansa vaaruinaan vaaruinansa translative vaarukseen vaaruksensa vaaruikseen vaaruiksensa abessive vaaruttaan vaaruttansa vaaruittaan vaaruittansa instructive — — comitative — vaaruineen vaaruinensa

Etymology 2

From Swedish var (in e.g. kuddvar).

Noun

vaaru (dialectal)

1. Synonym of päällinen (“piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing”)

Declension

Inflection of vaaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		vaaru	vaarut
genitive		vaarun	vaarujen
partitive		vaarua	vaaruja
illative		vaaruun	vaaruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vaaru	vaarut
accusative	nom.	vaaru	vaarut
	gen.	vaarun
genitive		vaarun	vaarujen
partitive		vaarua	vaaruja
inessive		vaarussa	vaaruissa
elative		vaarusta	vaaruista
illative		vaaruun	vaaruihin
adessive		vaarulla	vaaruilla
ablative		vaarulta	vaaruilta
allative		vaarulle	vaaruille
essive		vaaruna	vaaruina
translative		vaaruksi	vaaruiksi
abessive		vaarutta	vaaruitta
instructive		—	vaaruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vaaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vaaruni vaaruni accusative nom. vaaruni vaaruni gen. vaaruni genitive vaaruni vaarujeni partitive vaaruani vaarujani inessive vaarussani vaaruissani elative vaarustani vaaruistani illative vaaruuni vaaruihini adessive vaarullani vaaruillani ablative vaarultani vaaruiltani allative vaarulleni vaaruilleni essive vaarunani vaaruinani translative vaarukseni vaaruikseni abessive vaaruttani vaaruittani instructive — — comitative — vaaruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vaarusi vaarusi accusative nom. vaarusi vaarusi gen. vaarusi genitive vaarusi vaarujesi partitive vaaruasi vaarujasi inessive vaarussasi vaaruissasi elative vaarustasi vaaruistasi illative vaaruusi vaaruihisi adessive vaarullasi vaaruillasi ablative vaarultasi vaaruiltasi allative vaarullesi vaaruillesi essive vaarunasi vaaruinasi translative vaaruksesi vaaruiksesi abessive vaaruttasi vaaruittasi instructive — — comitative — vaaruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vaarumme vaarumme accusative nom. vaarumme vaarumme gen. vaarumme genitive vaarumme vaarujemme partitive vaaruamme vaarujamme inessive vaarussamme vaaruissamme elative vaarustamme vaaruistamme illative vaaruumme vaaruihimme adessive vaarullamme vaaruillamme ablative vaarultamme vaaruiltamme allative vaarullemme vaaruillemme essive vaarunamme vaaruinamme translative vaaruksemme vaaruiksemme abessive vaaruttamme vaaruittamme instructive — — comitative — vaaruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vaarunne vaarunne accusative nom. vaarunne vaarunne gen. vaarunne genitive vaarunne vaarujenne partitive vaaruanne vaarujanne inessive vaarussanne vaaruissanne elative vaarustanne vaaruistanne illative vaaruunne vaaruihinne adessive vaarullanne vaaruillanne ablative vaarultanne vaaruiltanne allative vaarullenne vaaruillenne essive vaarunanne vaaruinanne translative vaaruksenne vaaruiksenne abessive vaaruttanne vaaruittanne instructive — — comitative — vaaruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vaarunsa vaarunsa accusative nom. vaarunsa vaarunsa gen. vaarunsa genitive vaarunsa vaarujensa partitive vaaruaan vaaruansa vaarujaan vaarujansa inessive vaarussaan vaarussansa vaaruissaan vaaruissansa elative vaarustaan vaarustansa vaaruistaan vaaruistansa illative vaaruunsa vaaruihinsa adessive vaarullaan vaarullansa vaaruillaan vaaruillansa ablative vaarultaan vaarultansa vaaruiltaan vaaruiltansa allative vaarulleen vaarullensa vaaruilleen vaaruillensa essive vaarunaan vaarunansa vaaruinaan vaaruinansa translative vaarukseen vaaruksensa vaaruikseen vaaruiksensa abessive vaaruttaan vaaruttansa vaaruittaan vaaruittansa instructive — — comitative — vaaruineen vaaruinensa