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rasva

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Estonian

Noun

rasva

  1. genitive singular of rasv
  2. partitive singular of rasv
  3. illative singular of rasv

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rasva, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑsʋɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝s̠ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ras‧va
  • Hyphenation(key): ras‧va

Noun

rasva

  1. fat (tissue, substance)
  2. grease (animal fat, oily or fatty matter)
    Synonym: (dialectal) kuu
  3. ointment, lotion, (medical, facial) cream
    Synonym: voide

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rasva. Cognates include Finnish rasva and Estonian rasv.

Pronunciation

Noun

rasva

  1. fat
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa) [Geography: textbook for Ingrian elementary school third grade (first part)], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 103:
      Lämmää, turpia karva i paksu sloja rasvaa hoitaat kylmäst.
      The warm, dense fur and a thick layer of fat protect [it] from the cold.

Declension

More information Declension of (type 3/kana, no gradation), singular ...

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 466
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