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valmis

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valmis.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /vˈɑlʲmis/

Adjective

valmis (genitive valmi, partitive valmit)

  1. completed
  2. ready

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation), singular ...
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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valmis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlmis/, [ˈʋɑ̝lmis̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlmis
  • Syllabification(key): val‧mis
  • Hyphenation(key): val‧mis

Adjective

valmis (comparative valmiimpi, superlative valmein)

  1. completed, finished, done
  2. ready, poised, set up [with illative or allative ‘for’; or with translative ‘to be’; or (verbs) with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’]
    valmis työelämäänready for working life
    valmis oppilaaksiready to be a student
    valmis vastaanotettavaksiready to be received
    valmis aloittamaanready to start/begin
  3. (chiefly in compounds) ready-made
    valmisbetoniready-made concrete
  4. (chiefly in compounds) prefabricated, prefab
    valmistaloprefab house
  5. (chiefly in compounds, construction) prehung (of doors and windows: delivered to the customer as an installation-ready package, i.e. attached to its frame)
    valmisikkunaprehung window
    valmisoviprehung door

Usage notes

In the sense ready, when used predicatively, the essive form valmiina is often used, especially for actions that are (just) about to take place.

Oletko valmiina tähän?
Are you ready for this?

Declension

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

Derived terms

Further reading

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valmis. Cognates include Finnish valmis and Estonian valmis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

valmis (comparative valmiimp)

  1. finished, done
  2. ready
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 31:
      Valmiit olkaa!
      Be ready!

Declension

More information Declension of (type 2/patsas, no gradation), singular ...
More information Soikkola declension of (type 2/patsas, no gradation), singular ...

Derived terms

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 76
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 637
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