vapa

Adnyamathanha

Noun

vapa

1. baby

Adjective

vapa

1. young, little

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vapa (compare dialectal Estonian vaba (“fishing rod”), Ingrian vapa (“net drying rack”), Karelian vapa (“pole; fishing rod”), Livonian vabā (“net drying rack”), Votic vapa (“net drying rack”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑpɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝pɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): va‧pa

Noun

vapa

1. pole (long and slender object)
2. fishing rod

   Synonym: onkivapa

Declension

Inflection of vapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative		vapa	vavat
genitive		vavan	vapojen
partitive		vapaa	vapoja
illative		vapaan	vapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vapa	vavat
accusative	nom.	vapa	vavat
	gen.	vavan
genitive		vavan	vapojen vapainrare
partitive		vapaa	vapoja
inessive		vavassa	vavoissa
elative		vavasta	vavoista
illative		vapaan	vapoihin
adessive		vavalla	vavoilla
ablative		vavalta	vavoilta
allative		vavalle	vavoille
essive		vapana	vapoina
translative		vavaksi	vavoiksi
abessive		vavatta	vavoitta
instructive		—	vavoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vapani vapani accusative nom. vapani vapani gen. vapani genitive vapani vapojeni vapainirare partitive vapaani vapojani inessive vavassani vavoissani elative vavastani vavoistani illative vapaani vapoihini adessive vavallani vavoillani ablative vavaltani vavoiltani allative vavalleni vavoilleni essive vapanani vapoinani translative vavakseni vavoikseni abessive vavattani vavoittani instructive — — comitative — vapoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vapasi vapasi accusative nom. vapasi vapasi gen. vapasi genitive vapasi vapojesi vapaisirare partitive vapaasi vapojasi inessive vavassasi vavoissasi elative vavastasi vavoistasi illative vapaasi vapoihisi adessive vavallasi vavoillasi ablative vavaltasi vavoiltasi allative vavallesi vavoillesi essive vapanasi vapoinasi translative vavaksesi vavoiksesi abessive vavattasi vavoittasi instructive — — comitative — vapoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vapamme vapamme accusative nom. vapamme vapamme gen. vapamme genitive vapamme vapojemme vapaimmerare partitive vapaamme vapojamme inessive vavassamme vavoissamme elative vavastamme vavoistamme illative vapaamme vapoihimme adessive vavallamme vavoillamme ablative vavaltamme vavoiltamme allative vavallemme vavoillemme essive vapanamme vapoinamme translative vavaksemme vavoiksemme abessive vavattamme vavoittamme instructive — — comitative — vapoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vapanne vapanne accusative nom. vapanne vapanne gen. vapanne genitive vapanne vapojenne vapainnerare partitive vapaanne vapojanne inessive vavassanne vavoissanne elative vavastanne vavoistanne illative vapaanne vapoihinne adessive vavallanne vavoillanne ablative vavaltanne vavoiltanne allative vavallenne vavoillenne essive vapananne vapoinanne translative vavaksenne vavoiksenne abessive vavattanne vavoittanne instructive — — comitative — vapoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vapansa vapansa accusative nom. vapansa vapansa gen. vapansa genitive vapansa vapojensa vapainsarare partitive vapaansa vapojaan vapojansa inessive vavassaan vavassansa vavoissaan vavoissansa elative vavastaan vavastansa vavoistaan vavoistansa illative vapaansa vapoihinsa adessive vavallaan vavallansa vavoillaan vavoillansa ablative vavaltaan vavaltansa vavoiltaan vavoiltansa allative vavalleen vavallensa vavoilleen vavoillensa essive vapanaan vapanansa vapoinaan vapoinansa translative vavakseen vavaksensa vavoikseen vavoiksensa abessive vavattaan vavattansa vavoittaan vavoittansa instructive — — comitative — vapoineen vapoinensa

Derived terms

• Vapola
• vave

 

compounds

• bambuvapa
• heittovapa
• hiilikuituvapa
• lasikuituvapa
• ongenvapa
• onkivapa
• perhovapa
• teleskooppivapa
• vapakalastus
• Vapalahti

 

Further reading

• “vapa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vapa. Cognates include Finnish vapa and dialectal Estonian vaba.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑpɑ/, [ˈʋɑpɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑpɑ/, [ˈʋɑb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧pa

Noun

vapa

1. drying rack for fishing nets

Declension

Declension of vapa (type 3/kana, p-v gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	vapa	vavat
genitive	vavan	vappoin
partitive	vappaa	vapoja
illative	vappaa	vappoi
inessive	vavas	vavois
elative	vavast	vavoist
allative	vavalle	vavoille
adessive	vaval	vavoil
ablative	vavalt	vavoilt
translative	vavaks	vavoiks
essive	vapanna, vappaan	vapoinna, vappoin
exessive1)	vapant	vapoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 628

Italian

Etymology

Possibly with influence with vapore (“steam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.pa/
• Rhymes: -apa
• Hyphenation: và‧pa

Noun

vapa f (plural vape)

1. Archaic and poetic form of vampa
   • 13th century, Monte Andrea, Ahi lasso doloroso, più non posso, lines 19–22:

     Chi dir volesse: Amor di che te pasce?, / rispondo: Di dolori e di martiri, / d'affanno, di pensieri e di sospiri; / tenemi in foco con ardenti vape.

     [To] anyone wishing to say: "What does love give you?" / I answer: "Pains and agonies, / breathlessness, thoughts and sighs; / it holds me into fire with great flames."

References

• Accademia della Crusca (p. 1961), “vapa”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana (in Italian), volume 21, page 648
• “vampa”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini