visva
Finnish
Etymology
Cognate with Ingrian visvata, Karelian visva, Votic vizvata (Mati) and dialectal Estonian vism (~ visma, variant hereof). According to SSA, probably an original word.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋisʋɑ/, [ˈʋis̠ʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -isʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): vis‧va
Noun
visva
- pus
Declension
| Inflection of visva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | visva | visvat | |
| genitive | visvan | visvojen | |
| partitive | visvaa | visvoja | |
| illative | visvaan | visvoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | visva | visvat | |
| accusative | nom. | visva | visvat |
| gen. | visvan | ||
| genitive | visvan | visvojen visvainrare | |
| partitive | visvaa | visvoja | |
| inessive | visvassa | visvoissa | |
| elative | visvasta | visvoista | |
| illative | visvaan | visvoihin | |
| adessive | visvalla | visvoilla | |
| ablative | visvalta | visvoilta | |
| allative | visvalle | visvoille | |
| essive | visvana | visvoina | |
| translative | visvaksi | visvoiksi | |
| instructive | — | visvoin | |
| abessive | visvatta | visvoitta | |
| comitative | — | visvoineen | |
| Possessive forms of visva (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | visvani | visvamme |
| 2nd person | visvasi | visvanne |
| 3rd person | visvansa | |
References
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN