harva

== Estonian == === Adverb === harva (comparative harvemini) seldom, rarely, infrequently === Noun === harva inflection of harv: genitive singular partitive singular illative singular == Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *harva (compare Estonian harv, Ingrian harva), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šorwa (compare Erzya чуро (čuro, “rare, sparse”) and Southern Khanty турәп (turəp, “sparse”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝rʋɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑ Syllabification(key): har‧va Hyphenation(key): har‧va === Adjective === harva (comparative harvempi, superlative harvin) sparse, loose (far apart in space) Antonyms: taaja, tiheä, tiivis, tiuha thin (of hair) Antonym: tuuhea infrequent, sparse (far apart in time) Antonyms: taaja, tiuha, tiheä few (low in number) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “harva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *harva. Cognates include Finnish harva and Estonian harv. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋɑ/, [ˈhɑrʋ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋɑ/, [ˈhɑrʋɑ] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrʋɑ/, [ˈhɑrʋɑ] Rhymes: -ɑrʋ, -ɑrʋɑ Hyphenation: har‧va === Adjective === harva (comparative harvemp) rare (of forests) thin, sparse ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 49 Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 31