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varpunen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old East Slavic [Term?] (compare Russian воробе́й (vorobéj)); nativized with the diminutive -nen suffix.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrpunen/, [ˈʋɑ̝rpune̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrpunen
  • Hyphenation(key): var‧pu‧nen

Noun

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varpunen

  1. sparrow
    • 1913, Zacharius Topelius (original poem in Swedish, 1859), K. A. Waaranen (Finnish translation, 1874), Otto Kotilainen (composer), “Varpunen jouluaamuna [A Sparrow on Christmas Morning]”‎[1]:
      Lumi on jo peittänyt kukat laaksosessa,
      järven aalto jäätynyt talvipakkasessa.
      Varpunen pienoinen, syönyt kesäeinehen,
      järven aalto jäätynyt talvipakkasessa.
      Snow has fallen, through it pokes not a single heather,
      waves of water turned to ice by the wintry weather.
      A sparrow so little with nothing to eat and live,
      waves of water turned to ice by the wintry weather.
      (literally, “The snow has already covered the flowers in the dale,
      the waves of the lake have been frozen by the cold winter weather.
      A tiny sparrow has eaten the (last of its) summer food,
      the waves of the lake have been frozen by the cold winter weather.
      ”)
    1. (specifically) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  2. (as modifier in compound terms) passerine, sparrow
    varpuslintupasserine bird
    varpushaukkasparrow hawk

Declension

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Inflection of varpunen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative varpunen varpuset
genitive varpusen varpusten
varpusien
partitive varpusta varpusia
illative varpuseen varpusiin
singular plural
nominative varpunen varpuset
accusative nom. varpunen varpuset
gen. varpusen
genitive varpusen varpusten
varpusien
partitive varpusta varpusia
inessive varpusessa varpusissa
elative varpusesta varpusista
illative varpuseen varpusiin
adessive varpusella varpusilla
ablative varpuselta varpusilta
allative varpuselle varpusille
essive varpusena varpusina
translative varpuseksi varpusiksi
abessive varpusetta varpusitta
instructive varpusin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of varpunen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative varpuseni varpuseni
accusative nom. varpuseni varpuseni
gen. varpuseni
genitive varpuseni varpusteni
varpusieni
partitive varpustani varpusiani
inessive varpusessani varpusissani
elative varpusestani varpusistani
illative varpuseeni varpusiini
adessive varpusellani varpusillani
ablative varpuseltani varpusiltani
allative varpuselleni varpusilleni
essive varpusenani varpusinani
translative varpusekseni varpusikseni
abessive varpusettani varpusittani
instructive
comitative varpusineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative varpusesi varpusesi
accusative nom. varpusesi varpusesi
gen. varpusesi
genitive varpusesi varpustesi
varpusiesi
partitive varpustasi varpusiasi
inessive varpusessasi varpusissasi
elative varpusestasi varpusistasi
illative varpuseesi varpusiisi
adessive varpusellasi varpusillasi
ablative varpuseltasi varpusiltasi
allative varpusellesi varpusillesi
essive varpusenasi varpusinasi
translative varpuseksesi varpusiksesi
abessive varpusettasi varpusittasi
instructive
comitative varpusinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative varpusemme varpusemme
accusative nom. varpusemme varpusemme
gen. varpusemme
genitive varpusemme varpustemme
varpusiemme
partitive varpustamme varpusiamme
inessive varpusessamme varpusissamme
elative varpusestamme varpusistamme
illative varpuseemme varpusiimme
adessive varpusellamme varpusillamme
ablative varpuseltamme varpusiltamme
allative varpusellemme varpusillemme
essive varpusenamme varpusinamme
translative varpuseksemme varpusiksemme
abessive varpusettamme varpusittamme
instructive
comitative varpusinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative varpusenne varpusenne
accusative nom. varpusenne varpusenne
gen. varpusenne
genitive varpusenne varpustenne
varpusienne
partitive varpustanne varpusianne
inessive varpusessanne varpusissanne
elative varpusestanne varpusistanne
illative varpuseenne varpusiinne
adessive varpusellanne varpusillanne
ablative varpuseltanne varpusiltanne
allative varpusellenne varpusillenne
essive varpusenanne varpusinanne
translative varpuseksenne varpusiksenne
abessive varpusettanne varpusittanne
instructive
comitative varpusinenne

Derived terms

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Further reading

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