vitsa
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vicca, from Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ. Doublet of vitja.
Noun
vitsa
- birch (stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment)
- wicker (flexible branch or twig, used as raw material of wickerwork)
Declension
| Inflection of vitsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vitsa | vitsat | |
| genitive | vitsan | vitsojen | |
| partitive | vitsaa | vitsoja | |
| illative | vitsaan | vitsoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vitsa | vitsat | |
| accusative | nom. | vitsa | vitsat |
| gen. | vitsan | ||
| genitive | vitsan | vitsojen vitsainrare | |
| partitive | vitsaa | vitsoja | |
| inessive | vitsassa | vitsoissa | |
| elative | vitsasta | vitsoista | |
| illative | vitsaan | vitsoihin | |
| adessive | vitsalla | vitsoilla | |
| ablative | vitsalta | vitsoilta | |
| allative | vitsalle | vitsoille | |
| essive | vitsana | vitsoina | |
| translative | vitsaksi | vitsoiksi | |
| instructive | — | vitsoin | |
| abessive | vitsatta | vitsoitta | |
| comitative | — | vitsoineen | |
Synonyms
- (birch): Koivuniemen herra, koivuvitsa
- (wicker): vitsas
Derived terms
- joka vitsaa säästää, se lastaan vihaa
- vitsas
Compounds
- koivuvitsa
Anagrams
- tavis, visat