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Definition 2024
parras
parras
Finnish
(index pa)
Noun
parras
- A brink, verge or edge.
- tuhon partaalla
- on the brink of destruction
- olla haudan partaalla
- to have one foot in the grave
- to be on one's last legs
- tuhon partaalla
- When used to express being very close to do something, about.
- Hän oli itkun partaalla.
- She was about to cry.
- Hän oli itkun partaalla.
- (nautical) A rail.
Usage notes
In the sense "brink, verge, edge" rarely used except in adessive (on), ablative (from) or allative (onto).
Declension
| Inflection of parras (Kotus type 41/vieras, rt-rr gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | parras | partaat | |
| genitive | partaan | partaiden partaitten |
|
| partitive | parrasta | partaita | |
| illative | partaaseen | partaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | parras | partaat | |
| accusative | nom. | parras | partaat |
| gen. | partaan | ||
| genitive | partaan | partaiden partaitten |
|
| partitive | parrasta | partaita | |
| inessive | partaassa | partaissa | |
| elative | partaasta | partaista | |
| illative | partaaseen | partaisiin partaihinrare |
|
| adessive | partaalla | partailla | |
| ablative | partaalta | partailta | |
| allative | partaalle | partaille | |
| essive | partaana | partaina | |
| translative | partaaksi | partaiksi | |
| instructive | — | partain | |
| abessive | partaatta | partaitta | |
| comitative | — | partaineen | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- parrasvalo
- olla parrasvaloissa