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harus.

stay, guy, guyline (rope or wire supporting a structural element)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑrus/[ˈhɑ̝rus̠]
  1. stay, guy, guyline (rope or wire supporting a structural element)

  2. stay (wire or rope that supports the mast of a vessel lengthwise)

  3. guy, guyline (support to secure or steady something prone to shift its position or be carried away)

Where this word comes from

Unknown. Originally only found in southwestern dialects (on islands in the Archipelago Sea). Akin to dialectal Estonian harus (found in dialects spoken on islands in the West Estonian archipelago). Possibly a borrowing in either direction or from a common third source.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.