rauta

See also: Rauta

Verb

rauta

inflection of rautar:
1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rauta, borrowed from either Proto-Germanic *raudą (compare Old Norse rauði (“hematite”)) or Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?] (compare Latvian rūda (“ore”)), but in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
Hyphenation^(key): rau‧ta

Noun

rauta

iron (metal; chemical element with the symbol Fe)
(chiefly in compounds) tool made of iron (or of steel)
sorkkarauta ― crowbar

raastinrauta ― grater

silitysrauta ― clothes iron

vohvelirauta ― waffle iron
1. (in the plural) Ellipsis of hammasraudat (“braces”).
(in the plural) shackles, irons
Synonym: kahleet

panna rautoihin ― to iron (to shackle with irons)
1. Ellipsis of käsiraudat (“(hand)cuffs”).
  panna rautoihin ― to (hand)cuff
2. (figuratively, colloquial, in the plural) act of getting or state of being arrested (practically always used in locative cases; rautoihin and raudoissa)
  Varas pantiin rautoihin rikospaikalla.
  The burglar was arrested at the crime scene.
  
  NN on ollut raudoissa jo viikon.
  NN has been arrested for a week already.
(in the plural) trap (heavy metal device designed to catch animals by catching hold of part of the body)
(golf) iron (type of club)
Synonym: rautamaila
(weightlifting) iron
(informal) ride (vehicle)
(informal) hardware, military hardware
rautaa rajalle ― hardware to the border
(computing, slang) hardware
Synonym: laitteisto
(colloquial, in the partitive singular) something that rocks, something that is great

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Inflection of rauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		rauta	raudat
genitive		raudan	rautojen
partitive		rautaa	rautoja
illative		rautaan	rautoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rauta	raudat
accusative	nom.	rauta	raudat
accusative	gen.	raudan	raudat
genitive		raudan	rautojen rautain ^rare
partitive		rautaa	rautoja
inessive		raudassa	raudoissa
elative		raudasta	raudoista
illative		rautaan	rautoihin
adessive		raudalla	raudoilla
ablative		raudalta	raudoilta
allative		raudalle	raudoille
essive		rautana	rautoina
translative		raudaksi	raudoiksi
abessive		raudatta	raudoitta
instructive		—	raudoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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Possessive forms of rauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rautani	rautani
accusative	nom.	rautani	rautani
accusative	gen.	rautani	rautani
genitive		rautani	rautojeni rautaini ^rare
partitive		rautaani	rautojani
inessive		raudassani	raudoissani
elative		raudastani	raudoistani
illative		rautaani	rautoihini
adessive		raudallani	raudoillani
ablative		raudaltani	raudoiltani
allative		raudalleni	raudoilleni
essive		rautanani	rautoinani
translative		raudakseni	raudoikseni
abessive		raudattani	raudoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rautoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rautasi	rautasi
accusative	nom.	rautasi	rautasi
accusative	gen.	rautasi	rautasi
genitive		rautasi	rautojesi rautaisi ^rare
partitive		rautaasi	rautojasi
inessive		raudassasi	raudoissasi
elative		raudastasi	raudoistasi
illative		rautaasi	rautoihisi
adessive		raudallasi	raudoillasi
ablative		raudaltasi	raudoiltasi
allative		raudallesi	raudoillesi
essive		rautanasi	rautoinasi
translative		raudaksesi	raudoiksesi
abessive		raudattasi	raudoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rautoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rautamme	rautamme
accusative	nom.	rautamme	rautamme
accusative	gen.	rautamme	rautamme
genitive		rautamme	rautojemme rautaimme ^rare
partitive		rautaamme	rautojamme
inessive		raudassamme	raudoissamme
elative		raudastamme	raudoistamme
illative		rautaamme	rautoihimme
adessive		raudallamme	raudoillamme
ablative		raudaltamme	raudoiltamme
allative		raudallemme	raudoillemme
essive		rautanamme	rautoinamme
translative		raudaksemme	raudoiksemme
abessive		raudattamme	raudoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rautoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rautanne	rautanne
accusative	nom.	rautanne	rautanne
accusative	gen.	rautanne	rautanne
genitive		rautanne	rautojenne rautainne ^rare
partitive		rautaanne	rautojanne
inessive		raudassanne	raudoissanne
elative		raudastanne	raudoistanne
illative		rautaanne	rautoihinne
adessive		raudallanne	raudoillanne
ablative		raudaltanne	raudoiltanne
allative		raudallenne	raudoillenne
essive		rautananne	rautoinanne
translative		raudaksenne	raudoiksenne
abessive		raudattanne	raudoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rautoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rautansa	rautansa
accusative	nom.	rautansa	rautansa
accusative	gen.	rautansa	rautansa
genitive		rautansa	rautojensa rautainsa ^rare
partitive		rautaansa	rautojaan rautojansa
inessive		raudassaan raudassansa	raudoissaan raudoissansa
elative		raudastaan raudastansa	raudoistaan raudoistansa
illative		rautaansa	rautoihinsa
adessive		raudallaan raudallansa	raudoillaan raudoillansa
ablative		raudaltaan raudaltansa	raudoiltaan raudoiltansa
allative		raudalleen raudallensa	raudoilleen raudoillensa
essive		rautanaan rautanansa	rautoinaan rautoinansa
translative		raudakseen raudaksensa	raudoikseen raudoiksensa
abessive		raudattaan raudattansa	raudoittaan raudoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rautoineen rautoinensa

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Anagrams

aurat, raaut, tarua, uatra

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rauta. Cognates include Finnish rauta and Estonian raud.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈrɑu̯t]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈrɑu̯d̥ɑ]

Rhymes: -ɑu̯t, -ɑu̯tɑ

Hyphenation: rau‧ta

Noun

rauta

iron
horseshoe
hepoisen rauta ― horseshoe (literally, “horse's iron”)

panna hepoista rautaa ― to put horseshoes on a horse (literally, “to put a horse into iron”)
- 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by A. Kolesova, Arifmetikan oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (I. osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
  Mont naaglaa ono hepoisen ravvaas?
  How many nails are there on the horseshoe?
barrel (of a gun)
pyssyn rauta ― gun barrel (literally, “gun's iron”)
handle (of a door)
uksen rauta ― door handle (literally, “door's iron”)
bit (part of a bridle)
suitsiin rauta ― bit (literally, “bridle's iron”)
iron heel of a boot
sappaan rauta ― iron heel (literally, “boot's iron”)

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Declension of rauta (type 3/kana, aut-avv gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	rauta	ravvat
genitive	ravvan	rautoin
partitive	rautaa	rautoja
illative	rautaa	rautoi
inessive	ravvaas	ravvois
elative	ravvast	ravvoist
allative	ravvalle	ravvoille
adessive	ravvaal	ravvoil
ablative	ravvalt	ravvoilt
translative	ravvaks	ravvoiks
essive	rautanna, rautaan	rautoinna, rautoin
exessive¹⁾	rautant	rautoint
¹⁾ obsolete ^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka^? or -kä^? to the genitive.

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References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 467

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From Proto-Finnic *rauta, from either Germanic or Balto-Slavic.

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rauta (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

iron

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