vakaa
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognate to Estonian vaga, Ingrian vaga, Livonian vagā, Livvi vagau and Votic vaka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑː/, [ˈʋɑkɑː]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑː
- Hyphenation: va‧kaa
Adjective
vakaa (comparative vakaampi, superlative vakain)
- steady, stable, firm, steadfast, secure
- vakaa päätös — a firm decision
- patient, calm
Declension
| Inflection of vakaa (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vakaa | vakaat | |
| genitive | vakaan | vakaiden vakaitten | |
| partitive | vakaata | vakaita | |
| illative | vakaaseen | vakaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vakaa | vakaat | |
| accusative | nom. | vakaa | vakaat |
| gen. | vakaan | ||
| genitive | vakaan | vakaiden vakaitten | |
| partitive | vakaata | vakaita | |
| inessive | vakaassa | vakaissa | |
| elative | vakaasta | vakaista | |
| illative | vakaaseen | vakaisiin vakaihinrare | |
| adessive | vakaalla | vakailla | |
| ablative | vakaalta | vakailta | |
| allative | vakaalle | vakaille | |
| essive | vakaana | vakaina | |
| translative | vakaaksi | vakaiksi | |
| instructive | — | vakain | |
| abessive | vakaatta | vakaitta | |
| comitative | — | vakaine | |
Synonyms
- (stable): stabiili
Antonyms
- (stable): epävakaa
Derived terms
- vakaasti
- vakaus
- vakauttaa
Anagrams
- Akava, Vaaka, kaava, vaaka