vasikka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *vasikka. Equivalent to vasa + -ikka (diminutive). Cognate to Erzya ваз (vaz).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vasikka
- calf (young cow or bull)
- (figurative) snitch, rat (informer)
Declension edit
Inflection of vasikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation) | ||||
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nominative | vasikka | vasikat | ||
genitive | vasikan | vasikoiden vasikoitten vasikkojen | ||
partitive | vasikkaa | vasikoita vasikkoja | ||
illative | vasikkaan | vasikoihin vasikkoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | vasikka | vasikat | ||
accusative | nom. | vasikka | vasikat | |
gen. | vasikan | |||
genitive | vasikan | vasikoiden vasikoitten vasikkojen vasikkainrare | ||
partitive | vasikkaa | vasikoita vasikkoja | ||
inessive | vasikassa | vasikoissa | ||
elative | vasikasta | vasikoista | ||
illative | vasikkaan | vasikoihin vasikkoihin | ||
adessive | vasikalla | vasikoilla | ||
ablative | vasikalta | vasikoilta | ||
allative | vasikalle | vasikoille | ||
essive | vasikkana | vasikkoina | ||
translative | vasikaksi | vasikoiksi | ||
abessive | vasikatta | vasikoitta | ||
instructive | — | vasikoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “vasikka”, 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 *vasikka. Cognates include Finnish vasikka and Estonian vasikas.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑsikːɑ/, [ˈʋɑs̠ikː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑsikːɑ/, [ˈʋɑʒ̥ikːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑsikː, -ɑsikːɑ
- Hyphenation: va‧sik‧ka
Noun edit
vasikka
- calf (of any big hoofed animal)
- hirven vasikka ― moose calf
- Short for lehmävasikka (“cow calf”).
Declension edit
Declension of vasikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vasikka | vasikat |
genitive | vasikan | vasikkoin |
partitive | vasikkaa | vasikkoja |
illative | vasikkaa | vasikkoihe |
inessive | vasikaas | vasikois |
elative | vasikast | vasikoist |
allative | vasikalle | vasikoille |
adessive | vasikaal | vasikoil |
ablative | vasikalt | vasikoilt |
translative | vasikaks | vasikoiks |
essive | vasikkanna, vasikkaan | vasikkoinna, vasikkoin |
exessive1) | vasikkant | vasikkoint |
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
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 646