varma

See also: Varma and värma

Etymology

Borrowed from English warm and German warm, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *warmaz. Compare Yiddish וואַרעם (varem).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈvarma]
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Rhymes: -arma
Hyphenation: var‧ma

Adjective

varma (accusative singular varman, plural varmaj, accusative plural varmajn)

warm, hot (temperature)
- 1999, Anna Löwenstein, La ŝtona urbo, Antwerp: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, →ISBN, →OCLC:
  Ni portis eksteren garbojn da pajlo kaj kovris nin per feloj, sub kiuj ni restis sufiĉe varmaj kaj sekaj.
  He carried out sheaves of straw and covered us with pelts, under which we stayed warm and dry enough.

Antonyms

malvarma, (poetic, neologism) frida (“cold”)

Derived terms

Related terms

varme (“warmly, hotly”)
varmi (“to be warm, to be hot”)
varmo (“heat”)

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *varma (“strong, sturdy”) (compare Estonian varmas, Ingrian varma, Karelian varma, Veps varmed, Votic varmõ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrmɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rmɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑrmɑ
Hyphenation^(key): var‧ma

Adjective

varma (comparative varmempi, superlative varmin)

sure, certain
sure [with elative ‘of’], confident [with elative ‘about’]

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Inflection of varma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		varma	varmat
genitive		varman	varmojen
partitive		varmaa	varmoja
illative		varmaan	varmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		varma	varmat
accusative	nom.	varma	varmat
accusative	gen.	varman	varmat
genitive		varman	varmojen varmain ^rare
partitive		varmaa	varmoja
inessive		varmassa	varmoissa
elative		varmasta	varmoista
illative		varmaan	varmoihin
adessive		varmalla	varmoilla
ablative		varmalta	varmoilta
allative		varmalle	varmoille
essive		varmana	varmoina
translative		varmaksi	varmoiksi
abessive		varmatta	varmoitta
instructive		—	varmoin
comitative		—	varmoine

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Possessive forms of varma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		varmani	varmani
accusative	nom.	varmani	varmani
accusative	gen.	varmani	varmani
genitive		varmani	varmojeni varmaini ^rare
partitive		varmaani	varmojani
inessive		varmassani	varmoissani
elative		varmastani	varmoistani
illative		varmaani	varmoihini
adessive		varmallani	varmoillani
ablative		varmaltani	varmoiltani
allative		varmalleni	varmoilleni
essive		varmanani	varmoinani
translative		varmakseni	varmoikseni
abessive		varmattani	varmoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	varmoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		varmasi	varmasi
accusative	nom.	varmasi	varmasi
accusative	gen.	varmasi	varmasi
genitive		varmasi	varmojesi varmaisi ^rare
partitive		varmaasi	varmojasi
inessive		varmassasi	varmoissasi
elative		varmastasi	varmoistasi
illative		varmaasi	varmoihisi
adessive		varmallasi	varmoillasi
ablative		varmaltasi	varmoiltasi
allative		varmallesi	varmoillesi
essive		varmanasi	varmoinasi
translative		varmaksesi	varmoiksesi
abessive		varmattasi	varmoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	varmoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		varmamme	varmamme
accusative	nom.	varmamme	varmamme
accusative	gen.	varmamme	varmamme
genitive		varmamme	varmojemme varmaimme ^rare
partitive		varmaamme	varmojamme
inessive		varmassamme	varmoissamme
elative		varmastamme	varmoistamme
illative		varmaamme	varmoihimme
adessive		varmallamme	varmoillamme
ablative		varmaltamme	varmoiltamme
allative		varmallemme	varmoillemme
essive		varmanamme	varmoinamme
translative		varmaksemme	varmoiksemme
abessive		varmattamme	varmoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	varmoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		varmanne	varmanne
accusative	nom.	varmanne	varmanne
accusative	gen.	varmanne	varmanne
genitive		varmanne	varmojenne varmainne ^rare
partitive		varmaanne	varmojanne
inessive		varmassanne	varmoissanne
elative		varmastanne	varmoistanne
illative		varmaanne	varmoihinne
adessive		varmallanne	varmoillanne
ablative		varmaltanne	varmoiltanne
allative		varmallenne	varmoillenne
essive		varmananne	varmoinanne
translative		varmaksenne	varmoiksenne
abessive		varmattanne	varmoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	varmoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		varmansa	varmansa
accusative	nom.	varmansa	varmansa
accusative	gen.	varmansa	varmansa
genitive		varmansa	varmojensa varmainsa ^rare
partitive		varmaansa	varmojaan varmojansa
inessive		varmassaan varmassansa	varmoissaan varmoissansa
elative		varmastaan varmastansa	varmoistaan varmoistansa
illative		varmaansa	varmoihinsa
adessive		varmallaan varmallansa	varmoillaan varmoillansa
ablative		varmaltaan varmaltansa	varmoiltaan varmoiltansa
allative		varmalleen varmallensa	varmoilleen varmoillensa
essive		varmanaan varmanansa	varmoinaan varmoinansa
translative		varmakseen varmaksensa	varmoikseen varmoiksensa
abessive		varmattaan varmattansa	varmoittaan varmoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	varmoineen varmoinensa

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Antonyms

epävarma

Derived terms

Etymology

From Esperanto varma, from English warm, German warm.

Adjective

varma

warm

Antonyms

kolda

Derived terms

boliovarma (“boiling hot”)
mivarma, varmeta (“tepid, lukewarm”)
varm-aqua
varma-atmosferala
varmega (“hot, red-hot”)
varmeskar (“to become warm, grow warm”)
varmeso (“warmth”)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *varma. Cognates include Finnish varma and Estonian varmas.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrmɑ/, [ˈʋɑrm]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrmɑ/, [ˈʋɑrmɑ]

Rhymes: -ɑrm, -ɑrmɑ

Hyphenation: var‧ma

Adjective

varma (comparative varmemp)

bulky
strong

Declension

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

Declension of varma (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	varma	varmat
genitive	varman	varmoin
partitive	varmaa	varmoja
illative	varmaa	varmoi
inessive	varmaas	varmois
elative	varmast	varmoist
allative	varmalle	varmoille
adessive	varmaal	varmoil
ablative	varmalt	varmoilt
translative	varmaks	varmoiks
essive	varmanna, varmaan	varmoinna, varmoin
exessive¹⁾	varmant	varmoint
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.

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Synonyms

(strong): See Thesaurus:vahva

Antonyms

(strong): See Thesaurus:heikko

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 643

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Alternative forms

varmet

Verb

varma

inflection of varme:
1. simple past
2. past participle

Alternative forms

varme
vørme (dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse verma.

Verb

varma (present tense varmar, past tense varma, past participle varma, passive infinitive varmast, present participle varmande, imperative varma/varm)

to warm, heat, warm up

Derived terms

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varma

inflection of varmr:

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varma

inflection of varm:
1. definite singular
2. plural

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