Parras
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A brink, verge or edge.
- tuhon partaalla
- on the brink of destruction
- olla haudan partaalla
- to have one foot in the grave
- tuhon partaalla
- When used to express being very close to do something, about.
- Hän oli itkun partaalla.
- She was about to cry.
- Hän oli itkun partaalla.
- A rail.
Usage notes
In the sense "brink, verge, edge" rarely used except in adessive (on), ablative (from) or allative (onto).