Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vacca, of uncertain further origin. Cognates include Estonian vats, Karelian vačča, Livvi vačču, Ludian vattš and Veps vac.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑtsɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ts̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtsɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vat‧sa

Noun

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vatsa

  1. belly, abdomen

Usage notes

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  • maha is often used when talking about the inner part (or a round belly) and vatsa when talking about the outer, but especially in speech the usage of these words is often very mixed up.

Declension

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Inflection of vatsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative vatsa vatsat
genitive vatsan vatsojen
partitive vatsaa vatsoja
illative vatsaan vatsoihin
singular plural
nominative vatsa vatsat
accusative nom. vatsa vatsat
gen. vatsan
genitive vatsan vatsojen
vatsain rare
partitive vatsaa vatsoja
inessive vatsassa vatsoissa
elative vatsasta vatsoista
illative vatsaan vatsoihin
adessive vatsalla vatsoilla
ablative vatsalta vatsoilta
allative vatsalle vatsoille
essive vatsana vatsoina
translative vatsaksi vatsoiksi
abessive vatsatta vatsoitta
instructive vatsoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vatsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vatsani vatsani
accusative nom. vatsani vatsani
gen. vatsani
genitive vatsani vatsojeni
vatsaini rare
partitive vatsaani vatsojani
inessive vatsassani vatsoissani
elative vatsastani vatsoistani
illative vatsaani vatsoihini
adessive vatsallani vatsoillani
ablative vatsaltani vatsoiltani
allative vatsalleni vatsoilleni
essive vatsanani vatsoinani
translative vatsakseni vatsoikseni
abessive vatsattani vatsoittani
instructive
comitative vatsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vatsasi vatsasi
accusative nom. vatsasi vatsasi
gen. vatsasi
genitive vatsasi vatsojesi
vatsaisi rare
partitive vatsaasi vatsojasi
inessive vatsassasi vatsoissasi
elative vatsastasi vatsoistasi
illative vatsaasi vatsoihisi
adessive vatsallasi vatsoillasi
ablative vatsaltasi vatsoiltasi
allative vatsallesi vatsoillesi
essive vatsanasi vatsoinasi
translative vatsaksesi vatsoiksesi
abessive vatsattasi vatsoittasi
instructive
comitative vatsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vatsamme vatsamme
accusative nom. vatsamme vatsamme
gen. vatsamme
genitive vatsamme vatsojemme
vatsaimme rare
partitive vatsaamme vatsojamme
inessive vatsassamme vatsoissamme
elative vatsastamme vatsoistamme
illative vatsaamme vatsoihimme
adessive vatsallamme vatsoillamme
ablative vatsaltamme vatsoiltamme
allative vatsallemme vatsoillemme
essive vatsanamme vatsoinamme
translative vatsaksemme vatsoiksemme
abessive vatsattamme vatsoittamme
instructive
comitative vatsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vatsanne vatsanne
accusative nom. vatsanne vatsanne
gen. vatsanne
genitive vatsanne vatsojenne
vatsainne rare
partitive vatsaanne vatsojanne
inessive vatsassanne vatsoissanne
elative vatsastanne vatsoistanne
illative vatsaanne vatsoihinne
adessive vatsallanne vatsoillanne
ablative vatsaltanne vatsoiltanne
allative vatsallenne vatsoillenne
essive vatsananne vatsoinanne
translative vatsaksenne vatsoiksenne
abessive vatsattanne vatsoittanne
instructive
comitative vatsoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative vatsansa vatsansa
accusative nom. vatsansa vatsansa
gen. vatsansa
genitive vatsansa vatsojensa
vatsainsa rare
partitive vatsaansa vatsojaan
vatsojansa
inessive vatsassaan
vatsassansa
vatsoissaan
vatsoissansa
elative vatsastaan
vatsastansa
vatsoistaan
vatsoistansa
illative vatsaansa vatsoihinsa
adessive vatsallaan
vatsallansa
vatsoillaan
vatsoillansa
ablative vatsaltaan
vatsaltansa
vatsoiltaan
vatsoiltansa
allative vatsalleen
vatsallensa
vatsoilleen
vatsoillensa
essive vatsanaan
vatsanansa
vatsoinaan
vatsoinansa
translative vatsakseen
vatsaksensa
vatsoikseen
vatsoiksensa
abessive vatsattaan
vatsattansa
vatsoittaan
vatsoittansa
instructive
comitative vatsoineen
vatsoinensa

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Derived terms

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compounds

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vacca. Cognates include Finnish vatsa and Estonian vats.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vatsa

  1. abdomen

Declension

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Declension of vatsa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vatsa vatsat
genitive vatsan vatsoin
partitive vatsaa vatsoja
illative vatsaa vatsoi
inessive vatsaas vatsois
elative vatsast vatsoist
allative vatsalle vatsoille
adessive vatsaal vatsoil
ablative vatsalt vatsoilt
translative vatsaks vatsoiks
essive vatsanna, vatsaan vatsoinna, vatsoin
exessive1) vatsant vatsoint
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.

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “вацца”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 679
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 647