< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vasikka
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Diminutive of *vasa.
Noun
*vasikka
- calf (of a cow)
Inflection
Inflection of *vasikka
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *vasikka | *vasik'at | |
| accusative | *vasik'an | *vasik'at | |
| genitive | *vasik'an | *vasikkaden *vasikkoiden | |
| partitive | *vasikkata | *vasikkoita | |
| inessive | *vasik'assa | *vasik'oissa | |
| elative | *vasik'asta | *vasik'oista | |
| illative | *vasikkasen | *vasikkoisen | |
| adessive | *vasik'alla | *vasik'oilla | |
| ablative | *vasik'alta | *vasik'oilta | |
| allative | *vasikkalek | *vasikkoilek | |
| essive | *vasikkana | *vasikkoina | |
| translative | *vasik'aksi | *vasik'oiksi | |
| instructive | *vasik'an | *vasik'oin | |
| comitative | *vasikkanek | *vasikkoinek | |
| abessive | *vasik'akta | *vasik'oikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: vasikas
- Finnish: vasikka
- Ingrian: vasikka
- Karelian: vasikka, vazikka
- Livonian: (Courland) vā’ški, (Salaca) vaisk
- Livvi: vazikku
- Võro: vasik
- Votic: vazikka
Further reading
- vasikas in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN