võõras

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *veeras. Cognates include Finnish vieras and Votic võõrõz. Possibly from same root as in veer; or a Baltic loan, compare Lithuanian vyras.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɤˑrɑs/, [ˈvɤˑrɑs]
  • Rhymes: -ɤˑrɑs
  • Hyphenation: võõ‧ras

Adjective

võõras (genitive võõra, partitive võõrast, comparative võõram, superlative kõige võõram)

  1. foreign, strange, unfamiliar

Declension

Noun

võõras (genitive võõra, partitive võõrast)

  1. stranger
  2. alien, foreigner
  3. (dated) guest

Declension

Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), võõras”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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