varsi

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • stalk of a plant
  • handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a longitudinal one, like one of an axe or hammer, but not that of a knife
  • arm; any structure that resembles a human arm
  • shaft of a boot
  • leg of a sock
  • stem of a tobacco pipe or a musical note
  • (technology) rod
  • (in compounds) used for various parts of a human body, primarily of appendages
  • figure, the human body when discussed from a structural point of view
  • (in compounds) side an area considered to be close to a waterway or a traffic route
  • (in locational cases) used like a postposition to refer to passing of time or a journey, along, during, or in the course of, see: varressa, varresta, varteen, varrella, varrelta, varrelle
  • (in compounds) indicates that the object is equipped with a stalk, an arm or similar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *varci inherited from *warte.

Origin

*warte

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