vaaksa
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vaksa, from Proto-Finno-Permic *waksa. Cognates include Erzya вакс (vaks).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːksɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ːks̠ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑːksɑ
- Syllabification(key): vaak‧sa
Noun
vaaksa
- 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
vaaksa without any qualifiers refers to the distance between the thumb and the index finger (when extended).
Declension
Inflection 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 vaaksainrare | ||
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. |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “vaaksa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːksɑ/, [ˈʋɑːks̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːksɑ/, [ˈʋɑːkʃɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑːks, -ɑːksɑ
- Hyphenation: vaak‧sa
Usage notes
- One vaaksa is roughly equivalent to 0.18 metres and is one fourth of an arssina
Declension
Declension 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
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 648
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