arava

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Etymology

Syllabic abbreviation of Asuntorakennustuotannon valtuuskunta, a state-supported agency providing subsidized financing for social housing. The agency was founded in 1949 and dissolved in 1993. It financed at least partially about half of the Finnish housing production within this time frame.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ra‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): ara‧va

Noun

arava (informal)

1. (historical) synonym of aravalaina; a loan subsidized by Arava

   Minulla on 50 000 markkaa aravaa, muuten olen velaton.

   I have a 50,000 markka Arava loan, otherwise I'm debtless.

Declension

Inflection of arava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		arava	—
genitive		aravan	—
partitive		aravaa	—
illative		aravaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		arava	—
accusative	nom.	arava	—
	gen.	aravan
genitive		aravan	—
partitive		aravaa	—
inessive		aravassa	—
elative		aravasta	—
illative		aravaan	—
adessive		aravalla	—
ablative		aravalta	—
allative		aravalle	—
essive		aravana	—
translative		aravaksi	—
abessive		aravatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of arava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aravani — accusative nom. aravani — gen. aravani genitive aravani — partitive aravaani — inessive aravassani — elative aravastani — illative aravaani — adessive aravallani — ablative aravaltani — allative aravalleni — essive aravanani — translative aravakseni — abessive aravattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative aravasi — accusative nom. aravasi — gen. aravasi genitive aravasi — partitive aravaasi — inessive aravassasi — elative aravastasi — illative aravaasi — adessive aravallasi — ablative aravaltasi — allative aravallesi — essive aravanasi — translative aravaksesi — abessive aravattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aravamme — accusative nom. aravamme — gen. aravamme genitive aravamme — partitive aravaamme — inessive aravassamme — elative aravastamme — illative aravaamme — adessive aravallamme — ablative aravaltamme — allative aravallemme — essive aravanamme — translative aravaksemme — abessive aravattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative aravanne — accusative nom. aravanne — gen. aravanne genitive aravanne — partitive aravaanne — inessive aravassanne — elative aravastanne — illative aravaanne — adessive aravallanne — ablative aravaltanne — allative aravallenne — essive aravananne — translative aravaksenne — abessive aravattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative aravansa — accusative nom. aravansa — gen. aravansa genitive aravansa — partitive aravaansa — inessive aravassaan aravassansa — elative aravastaan aravastansa — illative aravaansa — adessive aravallaan aravallansa — ablative aravaltaan aravaltansa — allative aravalleen aravallensa — essive aravanaan aravanansa — translative aravakseen aravaksensa — abessive aravattaan aravattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• arava-asunto
• aravahuoneisto
• aravajärjestelmä
• aravalaina
• aravalainoitteinen
• aravatalo

Further reading

• “arava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• arvaa, avara, ravaa, vaara, varaa

Italian

Verb

arava

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of arare

Anagrams

• avara

Portuguese

Verb

arava

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of arar