varpa

See also: varpå and varpą

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *varpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrpɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrpɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): var‧pa

Noun

varpa

1. thin wooden stick or rod; twig

Declension

Inflection of varpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative		varpa	varvat
genitive		varvan	varpojen
partitive		varpaa	varpoja
illative		varpaan	varpoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		varpa	varvat
accusative	nom.	varpa	varvat
	gen.	varvan
genitive		varvan	varpojen varpain rare
partitive		varpaa	varpoja
inessive		varvassa	varvoissa
elative		varvasta	varvoista
illative		varpaan	varpoihin
adessive		varvalla	varvoilla
ablative		varvalta	varvoilta
allative		varvalle	varvoille
essive		varpana	varpoina
translative		varvaksi	varvoiksi
abessive		varvatta	varvoitta
instructive		—	varvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of varpa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative varpani varpani accusative nom. varpani varpani gen. varpani genitive varpani varpojeni varpaini rare partitive varpaani varpojani inessive varvassani varvoissani elative varvastani varvoistani illative varpaani varpoihini adessive varvallani varvoillani ablative varvaltani varvoiltani allative varvalleni varvoilleni essive varpanani varpoinani translative varvakseni varvoikseni abessive varvattani varvoittani instructive — — comitative — varpoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative varpasi varpasi accusative nom. varpasi varpasi gen. varpasi genitive varpasi varpojesi varpaisi rare partitive varpaasi varpojasi inessive varvassasi varvoissasi elative varvastasi varvoistasi illative varpaasi varpoihisi adessive varvallasi varvoillasi ablative varvaltasi varvoiltasi allative varvallesi varvoillesi essive varpanasi varpoinasi translative varvaksesi varvoiksesi abessive varvattasi varvoittasi instructive — — comitative — varpoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative varpamme varpamme accusative nom. varpamme varpamme gen. varpamme genitive varpamme varpojemme varpaimme rare partitive varpaamme varpojamme inessive varvassamme varvoissamme elative varvastamme varvoistamme illative varpaamme varpoihimme adessive varvallamme varvoillamme ablative varvaltamme varvoiltamme allative varvallemme varvoillemme essive varpanamme varpoinamme translative varvaksemme varvoiksemme abessive varvattamme varvoittamme instructive — — comitative — varpoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative varpanne varpanne accusative nom. varpanne varpanne gen. varpanne genitive varpanne varpojenne varpainne rare partitive varpaanne varpojanne inessive varvassanne varvoissanne elative varvastanne varvoistanne illative varpaanne varpoihinne adessive varvallanne varvoillanne ablative varvaltanne varvoiltanne allative varvallenne varvoillenne essive varpananne varpoinanne translative varvaksenne varvoiksenne abessive varvattanne varvoittanne instructive — — comitative — varpoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative varpansa varpansa accusative nom. varpansa varpansa gen. varpansa genitive varpansa varpojensa varpainsa rare partitive varpaansa varpojaan varpojansa inessive varvassaan varvassansa varvoissaan varvoissansa elative varvastaan varvastansa varvoistaan varvoistansa illative varpaansa varpoihinsa adessive varvallaan varvallansa varvoillaan varvoillansa ablative varvaltaan varvaltansa varvoiltaan varvoiltansa allative varvalleen varvallensa varvoilleen varvoillensa essive varpanaan varpanansa varpoinaan varpoinansa translative varvakseen varvaksensa varvoikseen varvoiksensa abessive varvattaan varvattansa varvoittaan varvoittansa instructive — — comitative — varpoineen varpoinensa

Derived terms

• varpoa
• varvisto

 

compounds

• niisivarpa
• varpapurje
• varpatanko

 

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ar̥pa

Etymology 1

Noun

varpa f (genitive singular vörpu, nominative plural vörpur)

1. trawling net, seine

Declension

Declension of varpa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	varpa	varpan	vörpur	vörpurnar
accusative	vörpu	vörpuna	vörpur	vörpurnar
dative	vörpu	vörpunni	vörpum	vörpunum
genitive	vörpu	vörpunnar	varpna, varpa	varpnanna, varpanna

Etymology 2

Verb

varpa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varpaði, supine varpað)

1. to throw [with dative]

   Synonyms: verpa, fleygja, henda, kasta

2. to project, to cast [with dative]
3. (cartography) to project [with dative]

Conjugation

varpa — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að varpa
supine (sagnbót)		varpað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		varpandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég varpa	við vörpum	present (nútíð)	ég varpi	við vörpum
	þú varpar	þið varpið		þú varpir	þið varpið
	hann, hún, það varpar	þeir, þær, þau varpa		hann, hún, það varpi	þeir, þær, þau varpi
past (þátíð)	ég varpaði	við vörpuðum	past (þátíð)	ég varpaði	við vörpuðum
	þú varpaðir	þið vörpuðuð		þú varpaðir	þið vörpuðuð
	hann, hún, það varpaði	þeir, þær, þau vörpuðu		hann, hún, það varpaði	þeir, þær, þau vörpuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	varpa (þú)	varpið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	varpaðu	varpiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

varpast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að varpast
supine (sagnbót)		varpast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		varpandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég varpast	við vörpumst	present (nútíð)	ég varpist	við vörpumst
	þú varpast	þið varpist		þú varpist	þið varpist
	hann, hún, það varpast	þeir, þær, þau varpast		hann, hún, það varpist	þeir, þær, þau varpist
past (þátíð)	ég varpaðist	við vörpuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég varpaðist	við vörpuðumst
	þú varpaðist	þið vörpuðust		þú varpaðist	þið vörpuðust
	hann, hún, það varpaðist	þeir, þær, þau vörpuðust		hann, hún, það varpaðist	þeir, þær, þau vörpuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	varpast (þú)	varpist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	varpastu	varpisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

varpaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	varpaður	vörpuð	varpað		varpaðir	varpaðar	vörpuð
accusative (þolfall)	varpaðan	varpaða	varpað		varpaða	varpaðar	vörpuð
dative (þágufall)	vörpuðum	varpaðri	vörpuðu		vörpuðum	vörpuðum	vörpuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	varpaðs	varpaðrar	varpaðs		varpaðra	varpaðra	varpaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	varpaði	varpaða	varpaða		vörpuðu	vörpuðu	vörpuðu
accusative (þolfall)	varpaða	vörpuðu	varpaða		vörpuðu	vörpuðu	vörpuðu
dative (þágufall)	varpaða	vörpuðu	varpaða		vörpuðu	vörpuðu	vörpuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	varpaða	vörpuðu	varpaða		vörpuðu	vörpuðu	vörpuðu

Derived terms

• varpa akkeri (“to drop anchor, to let go anchor”)
• varpa fyrir borð (“to jettison”)
• varpa ljósi á eitthvað (“to throw light on something”)
• varpa öndinni (“to sigh”)
• varpa öndinni léttar (“to heave a sigh of relief”)

Related terms

• vörpun
• varpi (“a functor”)

Etymology 3

Noun

varpa n

1. indefinite genitive plural of varp

Etymology 4

Noun

varpa m

1. indefinite accusative singular of varpi
2. indefinite dative singular of varpi
3. indefinite genitive singular of varpi
4. indefinite accusative plural of varpi
5. indefinite genitive plural of varpi

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European. Cognate to Latin verpa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋaːɾpɐ]

Noun

várpa f (plural várpos) stress pattern 1

1. ear (of corn)
2. (anatomy) penis (used as medical anatomical term)

Declension

Declension of várpa

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	várpa	várpos
genitive (kilmininkas)	várpos	várpų
dative (naudininkas)	várpai	várpoms
accusative (galininkas)	várpą	várpas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	várpa	várpomis
locative (vietininkas)	várpoje	várpose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	várpa	várpos

See also

• bybis, bybys

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Noun

varpa f (genitive vǫrpu)

1. fishing net

Declension

  Declension of varpa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	varpa	varpan	vǫrpur	vǫrpurnar
accusative	vǫrpu	vǫrpuna	vǫrpur	vǫrpurnar
dative	vǫrpu	vǫrpunni	vǫrpum	vǫrpunum
genitive	vǫrpu	vǫrpunnar	varpna	varpnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: varpa

References

• “varpa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

Verb

varpa

1. (transitive, with dative) to cast, throw

Conjugation

Conjugation of varpa — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	varpa
present participle	varpandi
past participle	varpaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	varpa	varpaða
2nd-person singular	varpar	varpaðir
3rd-person singular	varpar	varpaði
1st-person plural	vǫrpum	vǫrpuðum
2nd-person plural	varpið	vǫrpuðuð
3rd-person plural	varpa	vǫrpuðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	varpa	varpaða
2nd-person singular	varpir	varpaðir
3rd-person singular	varpi	varpaði
1st-person plural	varpim	varpaðim
2nd-person plural	varpið	varpaðið
3rd-person plural	varpi	varpaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	varpa
1st-person plural	vǫrpum
2nd-person plural	varpið

Conjugation of varpa — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	varpask
present participle	varpandisk
past participle	varpazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	vǫrpumk	vǫrpuðumk
2nd-person singular	varpask	varpaðisk
3rd-person singular	varpask	varpaðisk
1st-person plural	vǫrpumsk	vǫrpuðumsk
2nd-person plural	varpizk	vǫrpuðuzk
3rd-person plural	varpask	vǫrpuðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	vǫrpumk	vǫrpuðumk
2nd-person singular	varpisk	varpaðisk
3rd-person singular	varpisk	varpaðisk
1st-person plural	varpimsk	varpaðimsk
2nd-person plural	varpizk	varpaðizk
3rd-person plural	varpisk	varpaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	varpask
1st-person plural	vǫrpumsk
2nd-person plural	varpizk

Related terms

• varp n (“a throw”)
• varpa f (“fishing net”)
• verpa (“to throw, cast”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: varpa
• Norwegian Nynorsk: varpa, varpe
• Norwegian Bokmål: varpe

References

• “varpa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

varpa

1. genitive plural of varp