varista

See also: väristä and värišta

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *varistak, possibly ultimately sound-symbolic. Compare karista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑristɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ris̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑristɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧ris‧ta

Verb

varista (intransitive)

1. to shed, lose, drop (generally of leaves)

   Synonym: karista

   1. (agriculture) to shatter (of seeds: disperse upon ripening)

Conjugation

Inflection of varista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		varisen	en varise	1st sing.	olen varissut	en ole varissut
2nd sing.		variset	et varise	2nd sing.	olet varissut	et ole varissut
3rd sing.		varisee	ei varise	3rd sing.	on varissut	ei ole varissut
1st plur.		varisemme	emme varise	1st plur.	olemme varisseet	emme ole varisseet
2nd plur.		varisette	ette varise	2nd plur.	olette varisseet	ette ole varisseet
3rd plur.		varisevat	eivät varise	3rd plur.	ovat varisseet	eivät ole varisseet
passive		varistaan	ei varista	passive	on varistu	ei ole varistu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		varisin	en varissut	1st sing.	olin varissut	en ollut varissut
2nd sing.		varisit	et varissut	2nd sing.	olit varissut	et ollut varissut
3rd sing.		varisi	ei varissut	3rd sing.	oli varissut	ei ollut varissut
1st plur.		varisimme	emme varisseet	1st plur.	olimme varisseet	emme olleet varisseet
2nd plur.		varisitte	ette varisseet	2nd plur.	olitte varisseet	ette olleet varisseet
3rd plur.		varisivat	eivät varisseet	3rd plur.	olivat varisseet	eivät olleet varisseet
passive		varistiin	ei varistu	passive	oli varistu	ei ollut varistu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		varisisin	en varisisi	1st sing.	olisin varissut	en olisi varissut
2nd sing.		varisisit	et varisisi	2nd sing.	olisit varissut	et olisi varissut
3rd sing.		varisisi	ei varisisi	3rd sing.	olisi varissut	ei olisi varissut
1st plur.		varisisimme	emme varisisi	1st plur.	olisimme varisseet	emme olisi varisseet
2nd plur.		varisisitte	ette varisisi	2nd plur.	olisitte varisseet	ette olisi varisseet
3rd plur.		varisisivat	eivät varisisi	3rd plur.	olisivat varisseet	eivät olisi varisseet
passive		varistaisiin	ei varistaisi	passive	olisi varistu	ei olisi varistu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		varise	älä varise	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		variskoon	älköön varisko	3rd sing.	olkoon varissut	älköön olko varissut
1st plur.		variskaamme	älkäämme varisko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		variskaa	älkää varisko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		variskoot	älkööt varisko	3rd plur.	olkoot varisseet	älkööt olko varisseet
passive		varistakoon	älköön varistako	passive	olkoon varistu	älköön olko varistu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		varissen	en varisse	1st sing.	lienen varissut	en liene varissut
2nd sing.		varisset	et varisse	2nd sing.	lienet varissut	et liene varissut
3rd sing.		varissee	ei varisse	3rd sing.	lienee varissut	ei liene varissut
1st plur.		varissemme	emme varisse	1st plur.	lienemme varisseet	emme liene varisseet
2nd plur.		varissette	ette varisse	2nd plur.	lienette varisseet	ette liene varisseet
3rd plur.		varissevat	eivät varisse	3rd plur.	lienevät varisseet	eivät liene varisseet
passive		varistaneen	ei varistane	passive	lienee varistu	ei liene varistu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		varista		present	variseva	varistava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st varistakseni varistaksemme 2nd varistaksesi varistaksenne 3rd varistakseen varistaksensa		past	varissut	varistu
2nd	inessive2	varistessa	varistaessa	agent4	varisema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st varistessani varistessamme 2nd varistessasi varistessanne 3rd varistessaan varistessansa		negative	varisematon
	instructive	varisten	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	varisemassa	—
	elative	varisemasta	—
	illative	varisemaan	—
	adessive	varisemalla	—
	abessive	varisematta	—
	instructive	variseman	varistaman
4th3	verbal noun	variseminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st varisemaisillani varisemaisillamme 2nd varisemaisillasi varisemaisillanne 3rd varisemaisillaan varisemaisillansa

Derived terms

• varistaa

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “varista”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑristɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ris̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑristɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧ris‧ta

Noun

varista

1. partitive singular of varis

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑristɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ris̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑristɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧ris‧ta

Noun

varista

1. elative singular of vari

Anagrams

• arvasit, arvista, avarsit, ravasit, ravista, varasit, varasti, virasta