švaa
Finnish
Etymology
From German Schwa, from Hebrew שְׁוָא (sh'va/š’vā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʋɑː/, [ˈʃʋɑː]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Syllabification(key): švaa
Noun
švaa
- schwa (indeterminate central vowel sound)
Declension
| Inflection of švaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | švaa | švaat | |
| genitive | švaan | švaiden švaitten | |
| partitive | švaata | švaita | |
| illative | švaahan | švaihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | švaa | švaat | |
| accusative | nom. | švaa | švaat |
| gen. | švaan | ||
| genitive | švaan | švaiden švaitten | |
| partitive | švaata | švaita | |
| inessive | švaassa | švaissa | |
| elative | švaasta | švaista | |
| illative | švaahan | švaihin | |
| adessive | švaalla | švailla | |
| ablative | švaalta | švailta | |
| allative | švaalle | švaille | |
| essive | švaana | švaina | |
| translative | švaaksi | švaiksi | |
| instructive | — | švain | |
| abessive | švaatta | švaitta | |
| comitative | — | švaineen | |
| Possessive forms of švaa (type maa) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | švaani | švaamme |
| 2nd person | švaasi | švaanne |
| 3rd person | švaansa | |