# varsta
## Finnish
### Etymology

Unknown. The predominant variant in Tavastian and Central Finnish dialects, as well as in Värmland Savonian; often considered related to the synonymous vartta, found in most of the other dialects (Southwestern Finland, Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Southeastern Finland and many Savonian dialects). The latter can be compared to Estonian vart, thus permitting the reconstruction Proto-Finnic *vartta. This is usually considered to derive from varsi in some way, although the derivation is unknown. The variation between -st- and -tt- is likewise unexplained (but compare karsta (“(hard) crust”)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑrstɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rs̠tɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrstɑ
* Hyphenation: vars‧ta

### Noun

varsta
* flail (agricultural tool)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of varsta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varstani
varstani
accusative
nom.
varstani
varstani
gen.
varstani
genitive
varstani
varstojeni varstaini $^{rare}$
partitive
varstaani
varstojani
inessive
varstassani
varstoissani
elative
varstastani
varstoistani
illative
varstaani
varstoihini
adessive
varstallani
varstoillani
ablative
varstaltani
varstoiltani
allative
varstalleni
varstoilleni
essive
varstanani
varstoinani
translative
varstakseni
varstoikseni
abessive
varstattani
varstoittani
instructive
comitative
—varstoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varstasi
varstasi
accusative
nom.
varstasi
varstasi
gen.
varstasi
genitive
varstasi
varstojesi varstaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
varstaasi
varstojasi
inessive
varstassasi
varstoissasi
elative
varstastasi
varstoistasi
illative
varstaasi
varstoihisi
adessive
varstallasi
varstoillasi
ablative
varstaltasi
varstoiltasi
allative
varstallesi
varstoillesi
essive
varstanasi
varstoinasi
translative
varstaksesi
varstoiksesi
abessive
varstattasi
varstoittasi
instructive
comitative
—varstoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varstamme
varstamme
accusative
nom.
varstamme
varstamme
gen.
varstamme
genitive
varstamme
varstojemme varstaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
varstaamme
varstojamme
inessive
varstassamme
varstoissamme
elative
varstastamme
varstoistamme
illative
varstaamme
varstoihimme
adessive
varstallamme
varstoillamme
ablative
varstaltamme
varstoiltamme
allative
varstallemme
varstoillemme
essive
varstanamme
varstoinamme
translative
varstaksemme
varstoiksemme
abessive
varstattamme
varstoittamme
instructive
comitative
—varstoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varstanne
varstanne
accusative
nom.
varstanne
varstanne
gen.
varstanne
genitive
varstanne
varstojenne varstainne $^{rare}$
partitive
varstaanne
varstojanne
inessive
varstassanne
varstoissanne
elative
varstastanne
varstoistanne
illative
varstaanne
varstoihinne
adessive
varstallanne
varstoillanne
ablative
varstaltanne
varstoiltanne
allative
varstallenne
varstoillenne
essive
varstananne
varstoinanne
translative
varstaksenne
varstoiksenne
abessive
varstattanne
varstoittanne
instructive
comitative
—varstoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
varstansa
varstansa
accusative
nom.
varstansa
varstansa
gen.
varstansa
genitive
varstansa
varstojensa varstainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
varstaansa
varstojaan varstojansa
inessive
varstassaan varstassansa
varstoissaan varstoissansa
elative
varstastaan varstastansa
varstoistaan varstoistansa
illative
varstaansa
varstoihinsa
adessive
varstallaan varstallansa
varstoillaan varstoillansa
ablative
varstaltaan varstaltansa
varstoiltaan varstoiltansa
allative
varstalleen varstallensa
varstoilleen varstoillensa
essive
varstanaan varstanansa
varstoinaan varstoinansa
translative
varstakseen varstaksensa
varstoikseen varstoiksensa
abessive
varstattaan varstattansa
varstoittaan varstoittansa
instructive
comitative
—varstoineen varstoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* oksavarsta
* silmukkavarsta
* solmuvarsta
* sotavarsta
* varstasara
* varstasilta

### Further reading

* “varsta”, 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 2023-07-04

### Anagrams

* tarvas