vitsa
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *vicca, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ. Doublet of vitja.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Inflection of vitsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
abessive | vitsatta | vitsoitta | ||
instructive | — | vitsoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- (birch): Koivuniemen herra, koivuvitsa
- (wicker): vitsas
Derived terms edit
compounds
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “vitsa”, 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
Anagrams edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *vicca. Cognates include Finnish vitsa and Estonian vits.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋit͡sɑ/, [ˈʋit͡s̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋit͡sɑ/, [ˈʋit͡sɑ]
- Rhymes: -it͡s, -it͡sɑ
- Hyphenation: vit‧sa
Noun edit
vitsa
Declension edit
Declension of vitsa (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vitsa | vitsat |
genitive | vitsan | vitsoin |
partitive | vitsaa | vitsoja |
illative | vitsaa | vitsoi |
inessive | vitsaas | vitsois |
elative | vitsast | vitsoist |
allative | vitsalle | vitsoille |
adessive | vitsaal | vitsoil |
ablative | vitsalt | vitsoilt |
translative | vitsaks | vitsoiks |
essive | vitsanna, vitsaan | vitsoinna, vitsoin |
exessive1) | vitsant | vitsoint |
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. |
Derived terms edit
- (diminutive) vitsain
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 671