harva

See also: härva

Estonian

Adverb

harva

  1. seldom, rarely, infrequently

Noun

harva

  1. inflection of harv:
    1. genitive singular
    2. partitive singular
    3. illative singular

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *harva (compare Estonian harv, Ingrian harva), probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šorwa (compare Erzya чуро (čuro, “rare, sparse”) and Khanty турәп (turəp, “sparse”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋɑ/, [ˈhɑrʋɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): har‧va

Adjective

harva (comparative harvempi, superlative harvin)

  1. infrequent, sparse (far apart in space or time)
  2. thin (of hair)
  3. loose (of garment or any grid-like structure)
  4. (often in the plural) few
    Vain harvat ja valitut kutsutaan näihin juhliin.
    Only select few get the invitation into this party.

Declension
Inflection of harva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative harva harvat
genitive harvan harvojen
partitive harvaa harvoja
illative harvaan harvoihin
singular plural
nominative harva harvat
accusative nom. harva harvat
gen. harvan
genitive harvan harvojen
harvainrare
partitive harvaa harvoja
inessive harvassa harvoissa
elative harvasta harvoista
illative harvaan harvoihin
adessive harvalla harvoilla
ablative harvalta harvoilta
allative harvalle harvoille
essive harvana harvoina
translative harvaksi harvoiksi
instructive — harvoin
abessive harvatta harvoitta
comitative — harvoine
Possessive forms of harva (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative harvani harvani
accusative nom. harvani harvani
gen. harvani
genitive harvani harvojeni
harvainirare
partitive harvaani harvojani
inessive harvassani harvoissani
elative harvastani harvoistani
illative harvaani harvoihini
adessive harvallani harvoillani
ablative harvaltani harvoiltani
allative harvalleni harvoilleni
essive harvanani harvoinani
translative harvakseni harvoikseni
instructive — —
abessive harvattani harvoittani
comitative — harvoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative harvasi harvasi
accusative nom. harvasi harvasi
gen. harvasi
genitive harvasi harvojesi
harvaisirare
partitive harvaasi harvojasi
inessive harvassasi harvoissasi
elative harvastasi harvoistasi
illative harvaasi harvoihisi
adessive harvallasi harvoillasi
ablative harvaltasi harvoiltasi
allative harvallesi harvoillesi
essive harvanasi harvoinasi
translative harvaksesi harvoiksesi
instructive — —
abessive harvattasi harvoittasi
comitative — harvoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative harvamme harvamme
accusative nom. harvamme harvamme
gen. harvamme
genitive harvamme harvojemme
harvaimmerare
partitive harvaamme harvojamme
inessive harvassamme harvoissamme
elative harvastamme harvoistamme
illative harvaamme harvoihimme
adessive harvallamme harvoillamme
ablative harvaltamme harvoiltamme
allative harvallemme harvoillemme
essive harvanamme harvoinamme
translative harvaksemme harvoiksemme
instructive — —
abessive harvattamme harvoittamme
comitative — harvoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative harvanne harvanne
accusative nom. harvanne harvanne
gen. harvanne
genitive harvanne harvojenne
harvainnerare
partitive harvaanne harvojanne
inessive harvassanne harvoissanne
elative harvastanne harvoistanne
illative harvaanne harvoihinne
adessive harvallanne harvoillanne
ablative harvaltanne harvoiltanne
allative harvallenne harvoillenne
essive harvananne harvoinanne
translative harvaksenne harvoiksenne
instructive — —
abessive harvattanne harvoittanne
comitative — harvoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative harvansa harvansa
accusative nom. harvansa harvansa
gen. harvansa
genitive harvansa harvojensa
harvainsarare
partitive harvaansa harvojaan
harvojansa
inessive harvassaan
harvassansa		 harvoissaan
harvoissansa
elative harvastaan
harvastansa		 harvoistaan
harvoistansa
illative harvaansa harvoihinsa
adessive harvallaan
harvallansa		 harvoillaan
harvoillansa
ablative harvaltaan
harvaltansa		 harvoiltaan
harvoiltansa
allative harvalleen
harvallensa		 harvoilleen
harvoillensa
essive harvanaan
harvanansa		 harvoinaan
harvoinansa
translative harvakseen
harvaksensa		 harvoikseen
harvoiksensa
instructive — —
abessive harvattaan
harvattansa		 harvoittaan
harvoittansa
comitative — harvoineen
harvoinensa

Derived terms

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *harva. Cognates include Finnish harva and Estonian harv.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋɑ/, [ˈhɑrʋ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋɑ/, [ˈhɑrʋɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrʋ, -ɑrʋɑ
  • Hyphenation: har‧va

Adjective

harva (comparative harvemp)

  1. rare

Declension
Declension of harva (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative harva harvat
genitive harvan harvoin
partitive harvaa harvoja
illative harvaa harvoi
inessive harvaas harvois
elative harvast harvoist
allative harvalle harvoille
adessive harvaal harvoil
ablative harvalt harvoilt
translative harvaks harvoiks
essive harvanna, harvaan harvoinna, harvoin
exessive1) harvant harvoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 49
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