turvas

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *turbas (variant of Proto-Finnic *turbëh), 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

Declension of turvas (ÕS type 7/kallas, rb-rv gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		turvas	turbad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	turba
genitive			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.

Synonyms

• (step): porras
• (ladder): portaat

See also

• trappu (“stair; stairs”)

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