vesiraja

Finnish

Etymology

vesi (“water”) +‎ raja (“border”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋesiˌrɑjɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌrɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ve‧si‧ra‧ja

Noun

vesiraja

1. waterfront (the line that separates a body of water from the dry land, or the land in the immediate vicinity of it)
2. (nautical) waterline (line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat)
3. waterline (line showing where the water has been)
4. (colloquial) The imaginary line at the waist, below which the pubic hair grows.

Declension

Inflection of vesiraja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vesiraja	vesirajat
genitive		vesirajan	vesirajojen
partitive		vesirajaa	vesirajoja
illative		vesirajaan	vesirajoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vesiraja	vesirajat
accusative	nom.	vesiraja	vesirajat
	gen.	vesirajan
genitive		vesirajan	vesirajojen vesirajainrare
partitive		vesirajaa	vesirajoja
inessive		vesirajassa	vesirajoissa
elative		vesirajasta	vesirajoista
illative		vesirajaan	vesirajoihin
adessive		vesirajalla	vesirajoilla
ablative		vesirajalta	vesirajoilta
allative		vesirajalle	vesirajoille
essive		vesirajana	vesirajoina
translative		vesirajaksi	vesirajoiksi
abessive		vesirajatta	vesirajoitta
instructive		—	vesirajoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vesiraja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vesirajani vesirajani accusative nom. vesirajani vesirajani gen. vesirajani genitive vesirajani vesirajojeni vesirajainirare partitive vesirajaani vesirajojani inessive vesirajassani vesirajoissani elative vesirajastani vesirajoistani illative vesirajaani vesirajoihini adessive vesirajallani vesirajoillani ablative vesirajaltani vesirajoiltani allative vesirajalleni vesirajoilleni essive vesirajanani vesirajoinani translative vesirajakseni vesirajoikseni abessive vesirajattani vesirajoittani instructive — — comitative — vesirajoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vesirajasi vesirajasi accusative nom. vesirajasi vesirajasi gen. vesirajasi genitive vesirajasi vesirajojesi vesirajaisirare partitive vesirajaasi vesirajojasi inessive vesirajassasi vesirajoissasi elative vesirajastasi vesirajoistasi illative vesirajaasi vesirajoihisi adessive vesirajallasi vesirajoillasi ablative vesirajaltasi vesirajoiltasi allative vesirajallesi vesirajoillesi essive vesirajanasi vesirajoinasi translative vesirajaksesi vesirajoiksesi abessive vesirajattasi vesirajoittasi instructive — — comitative — vesirajoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vesirajamme vesirajamme accusative nom. vesirajamme vesirajamme gen. vesirajamme genitive vesirajamme vesirajojemme vesirajaimmerare partitive vesirajaamme vesirajojamme inessive vesirajassamme vesirajoissamme elative vesirajastamme vesirajoistamme illative vesirajaamme vesirajoihimme adessive vesirajallamme vesirajoillamme ablative vesirajaltamme vesirajoiltamme allative vesirajallemme vesirajoillemme essive vesirajanamme vesirajoinamme translative vesirajaksemme vesirajoiksemme abessive vesirajattamme vesirajoittamme instructive — — comitative — vesirajoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vesirajanne vesirajanne accusative nom. vesirajanne vesirajanne gen. vesirajanne genitive vesirajanne vesirajojenne vesirajainnerare partitive vesirajaanne vesirajojanne inessive vesirajassanne vesirajoissanne elative vesirajastanne vesirajoistanne illative vesirajaanne vesirajoihinne adessive vesirajallanne vesirajoillanne ablative vesirajaltanne vesirajoiltanne allative vesirajallenne vesirajoillenne essive vesirajananne vesirajoinanne translative vesirajaksenne vesirajoiksenne abessive vesirajattanne vesirajoittanne instructive — — comitative — vesirajoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vesirajansa vesirajansa accusative nom. vesirajansa vesirajansa gen. vesirajansa genitive vesirajansa vesirajojensa vesirajainsarare partitive vesirajaansa vesirajojaan vesirajojansa inessive vesirajassaan vesirajassansa vesirajoissaan vesirajoissansa elative vesirajastaan vesirajastansa vesirajoistaan vesirajoistansa illative vesirajaansa vesirajoihinsa adessive vesirajallaan vesirajallansa vesirajoillaan vesirajoillansa ablative vesirajaltaan vesirajaltansa vesirajoiltaan vesirajoiltansa allative vesirajalleen vesirajallensa vesirajoilleen vesirajoillensa essive vesirajanaan vesirajanansa vesirajoinaan vesirajoinansa translative vesirajakseen vesirajaksensa vesirajoikseen vesirajoiksensa abessive vesirajattaan vesirajattansa vesirajoittaan vesirajoittansa instructive — — comitative — vesirajoineen vesirajoinensa

Further reading

• “vesiraja”, 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