vaaksa
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *vaksa, from Proto-Finno-Permic *waksa. Cognates include Erzya вакс (vaks).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvaaksa
- Finnish span (distance between the thumb and the index finger)
- Synonym: (dialectal) vähävaaksa
- (dialectal) span as a distance between the thumb and the middle finger
- Synonym: (dialectal) isovaaksa
- (broadly) span, handspan (distance between the thumb and some other finger)
- (historical) an obsolete Finnish unit of measurement for length equal to 1/4th of a kyynärä or around 148.44 millimeters
- Synonym: kortteli
Usage notes
editvaaksa without any qualifiers refers to the distance between the thumb and the index finger (when extended).
Declension
editInflection of vaaksa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | vaaksa | vaaksat | |
genitive | vaaksan | vaaksojen | |
partitive | vaaksaa | vaaksoja | |
illative | vaaksaan | vaaksoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vaaksa | vaaksat | |
accusative | nom. | vaaksa | vaaksat |
gen. | vaaksan | ||
genitive | vaaksan | vaaksojen vaaksain rare | |
partitive | vaaksaa | vaaksoja | |
inessive | vaaksassa | vaaksoissa | |
elative | vaaksasta | vaaksoista | |
illative | vaaksaan | vaaksoihin | |
adessive | vaaksalla | vaaksoilla | |
ablative | vaaksalta | vaaksoilta | |
allative | vaaksalle | vaaksoille | |
essive | vaaksana | vaaksoina | |
translative | vaaksaksi | vaaksoiksi | |
abessive | vaaksatta | vaaksoitta | |
instructive | — | vaaksoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “vaaksa”, 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
editIngrian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *vaksa. Cognates include Finnish vaaksa and Estonian vaks.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːksɑ/, [ˈʋɑːks̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːksɑ/, [ˈʋɑːkʃɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑːks, -ɑːksɑ
- Hyphenation: vaak‧sa
Noun
editvaaksa
Usage notes
edit- One vaaksa is roughly equivalent to 0.18 metres and is one fourth of an arššina
Declension
editDeclension of vaaksa (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vaaksa | vaaksat |
genitive | vaaksan | vaaksoin |
partitive | vaaksaa | vaaksoja |
illative | vaaksaa | vaaksoi |
inessive | vaaksaas | vaaksois |
elative | vaaksast | vaaksoist |
allative | vaaksalle | vaaksoille |
adessive | vaaksaal | vaaksoil |
ablative | vaaksalt | vaaksoilt |
translative | vaaksaks | vaaksoiks |
essive | vaaksanna, vaaksaan | vaaksoinna, vaaksoin |
exessive1) | vaaksant | vaaksoint |
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
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 648
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finno-Permic
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑːksɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑːksɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish dialectal terms
- Finnish terms with historical senses
- Finnish kala-type nominals
- fi:Units of measure
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑːks
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑːks/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑːksɑ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑːksɑ/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- izh:Units of measure