voimassa

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋoi̯mɑsːɑ/, [ˈʋo̞i̯mɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -oimɑsːɑ
Syllabification^(key): voi‧mas‧sa

Noun

voimassa

inessive singular of voima

Adverb

voimassa

in force, valid, in effect, applicable
olla voimassa ― to be valid, to be in effect, to stand, to apply

Koulussa oppimasi kielioppisäännöt eivät ole enää voimassa.
The grammar rules that you learned in school are no longer valid.

Usage notes

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Inflection

→○	illative	voimaan
○	inessive	voimassa
○→	elative	–

Derived terms

Anagrams

vaimossa