aasi
'Are'are edit
Noun edit
aasi
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Swedish asne or asni (Swedish åsna), from Old French asne, from Latin asinus. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (16th century).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aasi
- donkey, ass (Equus asinus)
- stupid person
Declension edit
Inflection of aasi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | aasi | aasit | ||
genitive | aasin | aasien | ||
partitive | aasia | aaseja | ||
illative | aasiin | aaseihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | aasi | aasit | ||
accusative | nom. | aasi | aasit | |
gen. | aasin | |||
genitive | aasin | aasien | ||
partitive | aasia | aaseja | ||
inessive | aasissa | aaseissa | ||
elative | aasista | aaseista | ||
illative | aasiin | aaseihin | ||
adessive | aasilla | aaseilla | ||
ablative | aasilta | aaseilta | ||
allative | aasille | aaseille | ||
essive | aasina | aaseina | ||
translative | aasiksi | aaseiksi | ||
abessive | aasitta | aaseitta | ||
instructive | — | aasein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Compounds edit
See also edit
References edit
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.
Further reading edit
- “aasi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Rotokas edit
Verb edit
aasi
Related terms edit
References edit
- Firchow, Irwin; Firchow, Jacqueline; Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English[2], Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 1
Rukai edit
Adverb edit
aasi
- why (interrogative)