turvas

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *turbas (variant of Proto-Finnic *turbeh), from Proto-Germanic *turbz. Compare German Torf. Cognate to Finnish turve, Votic turvaz (Kattila), and Veps turbaz.

Noun

turvas (genitive turba, partitive turvast)

  1. peat, turf (Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas)

Declension
Inflection of turvas (ÕS type 7/kallas, rb-rv gradation)
singular plural
nominative turvas turbad
accusative turba turbad
genitive turba turvaste
partitive turvast turbaid
illative turbasse turvastesse
turbaisse
inessive turbas turvastes
turbais
elative turbast turvastest
turbaist
allative turbale turvastele
turbaile
adessive turbal turvastel
turbail
ablative turbalt turvastelt
turbailt
translative turbaks turvasteks
turbaiks
terminative turbani turvasteni
essive turbana turvastena
abessive turbata turvasteta
comitative turbaga turvastega

Ingrian

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈturʋɑs/, [ˈturʋəz̠]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈturʋɑs/, [ˈturʋɑʒ̥]
  • Rhymes: -urʋɑs
  • Hyphenation: tur‧vas

Noun

turvas

  1. step
  2. (in the plural) ladder

Declension
Declension of turvas (type 2/patsas, p-v gradation)
singular plural
nominative turvas turpaat
genitive turpaan turpain
partitive turvasta, turvast turpaita, turpaja
illative turpaasse turpaisse
inessive turpaas turpais
elative turpaast turpaist
allative turpaalle turpaille
adessive turpaal turpail
ablative turpaalt turpailt
translative turpaaks turpaiks
essive turpaanna, turpaan turpainna, turpain
exessive1) turpaant turpaint
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.

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See also

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 610

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

turvas (present tense tarvs, past tense turvtes, supine turvs)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of turvast

Portuguese

Verb

turvas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of turvar
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