"varten" meaning in Finnish

See varten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Postposition

IPA: /ˈʋɑrten/, [ˈʋɑ̝rt̪e̞n]
Rhymes: -ɑrten Etymology: Most likely derived from the genitive plural of varsi (now vartten), possibly also influenced by vara and varta vasten (as if abbreviated). Etymology templates: {{m|fi|varsi}} varsi, {{m|fi|vartten}} vartten, {{m|fi|vara}} vara, {{m|fi|varta vasten}} varta vasten Head templates: {{head|fi|postpositions|head=}} varten, {{fi-postp}} varten
  1. for (in order to benefit; to be used or treated in a stated way; intended to belong to) Tags: with-partitive Synonyms: -lle (english: the allative case suffix, often gives the same meaning) Derived forms: mitä varten Related terms: varteenotettava
    Sense id: en-varten-fi-postp-S48GGdWz Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish postpositions

Download JSON data for varten meaning in Finnish (1.6kB)

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