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vieras.

unfamiliar, unknown

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʋie̯rɑs/[ˈʋie̞̯rɑ̝s̠]
  1. unfamiliar, unknown

  2. novel, new, previously unknown

  3. foreign

    Se on vieras kieli.
    Älä heitä vieraita esineitä WC-altaaseen.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *veeras, probably from *veeri (equivalent to vieri (“side, edge”) + -as). Cognates include Estonian võõras, Veps veraz and Votic võõrõz.

noun/ˈʋie̯rɑs/[ˈʋie̞̯rɑ̝s̠]
  1. guest

    olla vieraissa
  2. attendee

  3. stranger

  4. synonym of humalanvieras (“greater dodder”)

  5. bogey (unidentified aircraft, suspected hostile)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *veeras, probably from *veeri (equivalent to vieri (“side, edge”) + -as). Cognates include Estonian võõras, Veps veraz and Votic võõrõz.

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