# Varkaus
## English
### Proper noun

Varkaus
* A town and municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From varkaus (“theft”). There are multiple theories for how the place got this name, but the most likely one states that it referred to a type of isthmus that a boat could be dragged on to avoid a rapid section of a river. Thus, in effect, a hard part of the journey was "stolen" by skipping it.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑrkɑus/, [ˈʋɑ̝rkɑ̝us̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑrkɑus
* Hyphenation: Var‧ka‧us

### Proper noun

Varkaus
* Varkaus (a town and municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland)

#### Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Varkaus" is Varkaudessa.
Possessive forms of Varkaus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Varkauteni
accusative
nom.
Varkauteni
gen.
Varkauteni
genitive
Varkauteni
partitive
Varkauttani
inessive
Varkaudessani
elative
Varkaudestani
illative
Varkauteeni
adessive
Varkaudellani
ablative
Varkaudeltani
allative
Varkaudelleni
essive
Varkautenani
translative
Varkaudekseni
abessive
Varkaudettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Varkautesi
accusative
nom.
Varkautesi
gen.
Varkautesi
genitive
Varkautesi
partitive
Varkauttasi
inessive
Varkaudessasi
elative
Varkaudestasi
illative
Varkauteesi
adessive
Varkaudellasi
ablative
Varkaudeltasi
allative
Varkaudellesi
essive
Varkautenasi
translative
Varkaudeksesi
abessive
Varkaudettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Varkautemme
accusative
nom.
Varkautemme
gen.
Varkautemme
genitive
Varkautemme
partitive
Varkauttamme
inessive
Varkaudessamme
elative
Varkaudestamme
illative
Varkauteemme
adessive
Varkaudellamme
ablative
Varkaudeltamme
allative
Varkaudellemme
essive
Varkautenamme
translative
Varkaudeksemme
abessive
Varkaudettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Varkautenne
accusative
nom.
Varkautenne
gen.
Varkautenne
genitive
Varkautenne
partitive
Varkauttanne
inessive
Varkaudessanne
elative
Varkaudestanne
illative
Varkauteenne
adessive
Varkaudellanne
ablative
Varkaudeltanne
allative
Varkaudellenne
essive
Varkautenanne
translative
Varkaudeksenne
abessive
Varkaudettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Varkautensa
accusative
nom.
Varkautensa
gen.
Varkautensa
genitive
Varkautensa
partitive
Varkauttaan Varkauttansa
inessive
Varkaudessaan Varkaudessansa
elative
Varkaudestaan Varkaudestansa
illative
Varkauteensa
adessive
Varkaudellaan Varkaudellansa
ablative
Varkaudeltaan Varkaudeltansa
allative
Varkaudelleen Varkaudellensa
essive
Varkautenaan Varkautenansa
translative
Varkaudekseen Varkaudeksensa
abessive
Varkaudettaan Varkaudettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* varkautelainen

### References

* ↑ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* karvaus