varuillaan

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === varuilla === Etymology === The adessive plural of vara +‎ -u with a possessive suffix. The variant without -u- (varoillaan, varoilleen) is also found in dialects, and in turn, the archaic varulta (alternative form for varalta (“in case of”)) has it. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrui̯lːɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝rui̯lːɑ̝ːn] Rhymes: -ɑruilːɑːn Syllabification(key): va‧ruil‧laan Hyphenation(key): va‧ruil‧laan === Adverb === varuillaan (of state) alert, prepared, on one's guard Ole varuillasi! (second-person singular) ― Be alert! / Watch out! Olkaa varuillanne! (second-person plural) ― Be alert! / Watch out! ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “varuillaan”, 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 4 July 2023