vapaa

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑpɑː/, [ˈʋɑ̝pɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑpɑː Syllabification(key): va‧paa Hyphenation(key): va‧paa === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *vapada, probably borrowed from early Proto-Slavic *svabadā (later *svoboda (“freedom”)). ==== Adjective ==== vapaa (comparative vapaampi, superlative vapain) [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’ (with verbs)] free (not imprisoned, enslaved or subjugated) Olen vapaa mies. ― I am a free man. vapaa lähtemään ― free to leave/go free (unconstrained) Hänelle annettiin vapaat kädet tehdä, mitä hän haluaa. ― He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted. free (with freedom, liberty) vapaa lehdistö ― free press Tämä on vapaa maa. ― This is a free country. free, loose (released, not restrained) Päästimme kanin vapaaksi. ― We set the rabbit free. free, off (without obligations) vapaa vastuusta ― free(d) of responsibility Voit pitää loppupäivän vapaata. ― You can take the rest of the day off. spare, free (not filled with activity or work) Minulla on paljon vapaa-aikaa. ― I have a lot of free time. vacant, free, unoccupied vapaa radikaali ― free radical Istuin on vapaa. ― The seat is vacant. (physics) free (unattached, uncombined) freelance (working as a freelancer) unmarried, single, available free-range (of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that are allowed to roam freely, rather than being confined indoors) Ostan aina vapaan kanan munia. ― I always buy free-range eggs. free (without physical support) vapaalla kädellä (adverbial) ― free-hand (music) unreleased, not pressed (e.g. of a string) (in expressions) free, free of charge vapaa pääsy ― free admission (mathematics, programming) free, unconstrained (linear algebra) linearly independent (of a set of vectors) ===== Usage notes ===== Due to foreign (mostly Swedish) influence, vapaa has been used to derive many compound adjectives with the meaning “-free, -less, without”; many of these are now considered proscribed. ===== Declension ===== ==== Noun ==== vapaa leave (from work, military service, etc.) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “vapaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== vapaa partitive singular of vapa