jarru

Finnish

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin;^[1] compare dialectal jarrata (“to catch, stick”).^[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑrːu/, [ˈjɑ̝rːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑrːu
• Syllabification^(key): jar‧ru

Noun

jarru

1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle; something that slows or stops an action)
2. (military slang) bromide (substance added to food served to conscripts to decrease their sexual urges, according to an urban legend)

Declension

Inflection of jarru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		jarru	jarrut
genitive		jarrun	jarrujen
partitive		jarrua	jarruja
illative		jarruun	jarruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jarru	jarrut
accusative	nom.	jarru	jarrut
	gen.	jarrun
genitive		jarrun	jarrujen
partitive		jarrua	jarruja
inessive		jarrussa	jarruissa
elative		jarrusta	jarruista
illative		jarruun	jarruihin
adessive		jarrulla	jarruilla
ablative		jarrulta	jarruilta
allative		jarrulle	jarruille
essive		jarruna	jarruina
translative		jarruksi	jarruiksi
abessive		jarrutta	jarruitta
instructive		—	jarruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jarru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jarruni jarruni accusative nom. jarruni jarruni gen. jarruni genitive jarruni jarrujeni partitive jarruani jarrujani inessive jarrussani jarruissani elative jarrustani jarruistani illative jarruuni jarruihini adessive jarrullani jarruillani ablative jarrultani jarruiltani allative jarrulleni jarruilleni essive jarrunani jarruinani translative jarrukseni jarruikseni abessive jarruttani jarruittani instructive — — comitative — jarruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jarrusi jarrusi accusative nom. jarrusi jarrusi gen. jarrusi genitive jarrusi jarrujesi partitive jarruasi jarrujasi inessive jarrussasi jarruissasi elative jarrustasi jarruistasi illative jarruusi jarruihisi adessive jarrullasi jarruillasi ablative jarrultasi jarruiltasi allative jarrullesi jarruillesi essive jarrunasi jarruinasi translative jarruksesi jarruiksesi abessive jarruttasi jarruittasi instructive — — comitative — jarruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jarrumme jarrumme accusative nom. jarrumme jarrumme gen. jarrumme genitive jarrumme jarrujemme partitive jarruamme jarrujamme inessive jarrussamme jarruissamme elative jarrustamme jarruistamme illative jarruumme jarruihimme adessive jarrullamme jarruillamme ablative jarrultamme jarruiltamme allative jarrullemme jarruillemme essive jarrunamme jarruinamme translative jarruksemme jarruiksemme abessive jarruttamme jarruittamme instructive — — comitative — jarruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jarrunne jarrunne accusative nom. jarrunne jarrunne gen. jarrunne genitive jarrunne jarrujenne partitive jarruanne jarrujanne inessive jarrussanne jarruissanne elative jarrustanne jarruistanne illative jarruunne jarruihinne adessive jarrullanne jarruillanne ablative jarrultanne jarruiltanne allative jarrullenne jarruillenne essive jarrunanne jarruinanne translative jarruksenne jarruiksenne abessive jarruttanne jarruittanne instructive — — comitative — jarruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jarrunsa jarrunsa accusative nom. jarrunsa jarrunsa gen. jarrunsa genitive jarrunsa jarrujensa partitive jarruaan jarruansa jarrujaan jarrujansa inessive jarrussaan jarrussansa jarruissaan jarruissansa elative jarrustaan jarrustansa jarruistaan jarruistansa illative jarruunsa jarruihinsa adessive jarrullaan jarrullansa jarruillaan jarruillansa ablative jarrultaan jarrultansa jarruiltaan jarruiltansa allative jarrulleen jarrullensa jarruilleen jarruillensa essive jarrunaan jarrunansa jarruinaan jarruinansa translative jarrukseen jarruksensa jarruikseen jarruiksensa abessive jarruttaan jarruttansa jarruittaan jarruittansa instructive — — comitative — jarruineen jarruinensa

Derived terms

• jarruton
• jarruttaa
• jarruuntua

 

compounds

• etujarru
• hätäjarru
• höyryjarru
• ilmajarru
• jalkajarru
• jarruhihna
• jarrukahva
• jarrukenkä
• jarrukeppi
• jarrulaite
• jarrulaskuvarjo
• jarruletku
• jarrulevy
• jarrumies
• jarruneste
• jarrupala
• jarrupoljin
• jarrupöly
• jarruraketti
• jarrurumpu
• jarrusatula
• jarrusiiveke
• jarrusukka
• jarrutehostin
• jarruvalo
• jarruvarjo
• jarruvaunu
• jarruvipu
• kitkajarru
• käsijarru
• käyttöjarru
• lentojarru
• lentojarrut
• levyjarru
• paineilmajarru
• pakokaasujarru
• pyörrevirtajarru
• rumpujarru
• ruuvijarru
• räkäjarrut
• seisontajarru
• suihkujarru
• suujarru
• takajarru
• välitysjarru (“transmission brake”)

 

References

1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
2. Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Further reading

• “jarru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Martuthunira

Noun

jarru

1. march fly