vahva
Appearance
Estonian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]vahva (genitive vahva, partitive vahvat, comparative vahvam, superlative kõige vahvam)
| Declension of vahva (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vahva | vahvad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | vahva | ||
| genitive | vahvate | ||
| partitive | vahvat | vahvaid | |
| illative | vahvasse | vahvatesse vahvaisse | |
| inessive | vahvas | vahvates vahvais | |
| elative | vahvast | vahvatest vahvaist | |
| allative | vahvale | vahvatele vahvaile | |
| adessive | vahval | vahvatel vahvail | |
| ablative | vahvalt | vahvatelt vahvailt | |
| translative | vahvaks | vahvateks vahvaiks | |
| terminative | vahvani | vahvateni | |
| essive | vahvana | vahvatena | |
| abessive | vahvata | vahvateta | |
| comitative | vahvaga | vahvatega | |
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *vahva (compare Estonian vahva).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]vahva (comparative vahvempi, superlative vahvin)
- strong, powerful (capable of exerting or withstanding great physical force; possessing power, might, or strength)
- strong (capable of withstanding great physical force)
- strong (highly stimulating to the senses)
- strong, powerful (having a powerful effect, as of a chemical; not dilute; containing the active ingredient in great quantity)
- vahva lääke ― a strong medicine
- vahva kahvi ― strong coffee
- strong, convincing (e.g. of evidence)
- Antonym: heikko
- thick, sturdy (of a layer of material such as a wall or fabric; not thin or fragile)
- Antonym: heikko
- strong (determined; unyielding)
- Synonym: luja
- rich (e.g. of soil: containing large amounts of nutrients)
- thick, dense (e.g. of hair or smoke)
- (chemistry) strong (that completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution)
- Antonym: heikko
- (grammar) strong (fortis, of a grade in consonant gradation)
- Antonym: heikko
- (grammar) strong (inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs)
- Antonym: heikko
- (finance) strong (of a currency, etc.: of high value or price)
- Antonym: heikko
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of vahva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vahva | vahvat | |
| genitive | vahvan | vahvojen | |
| partitive | vahvaa | vahvoja | |
| illative | vahvaan | vahvoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vahva | vahvat | |
| accusative | nom. | vahva | vahvat |
| gen. | vahvan | ||
| genitive | vahvan | vahvojen vahvain rare | |
| partitive | vahvaa | vahvoja | |
| inessive | vahvassa | vahvoissa | |
| elative | vahvasta | vahvoista | |
| illative | vahvaan | vahvoihin | |
| adessive | vahvalla | vahvoilla | |
| ablative | vahvalta | vahvoilta | |
| allative | vahvalle | vahvoille | |
| essive | vahvana | vahvoina | |
| translative | vahvaksi | vahvoiksi | |
| abessive | vahvatta | vahvoitta | |
| instructive | — | vahvoin | |
| comitative | — | vahvoine | |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “vahva”, 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 4 July 2023
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *vahva. Cognates include Finnish vahva and Estonian vahva.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑhʋ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑɣ̥ʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhʋ, -ɑhʋɑ
- Hyphenation: vah‧va
Adjective
[edit]vahva (comparative vahvemp)
- strong
- (grammar) strong
- vahva steeppeni ― strong grade
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20:
- Vahvan steeppenin t vaihtui l-aa.
- The t of the strong grade is changed into an l.
- (phonology) primary
- vahva paino ― primary stress
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
- Paino voip ollaa vahva, poolivahva, ja slaaboi, siis sitä voip sannoa i painottomaks.
- Stress can be primary, secondary, and tertiary, thus this can also be called unstressed.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of vahva (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vahva | vahvat |
| genitive | vahvan | vahvoin |
| partitive | vahvaa | vahvoja |
| illative | vahvaa | vahvoi |
| inessive | vahvaas | vahvois |
| elative | vahvast | vahvoist |
| allative | vahvalle | vahvoille |
| adessive | vahvaal | vahvoil |
| ablative | vahvalt | vahvoilt |
| translative | vahvaks | vahvoiks |
| essive | vahvanna, vahvaan | vahvoinna, vahvoin |
| exessive1) | vahvant | vahvoint |
| 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. | ||
Synonyms
[edit]- (having physical strength): See Thesaurus:vahva
Antonyms
[edit]- (grammar): slaaboi
- (having physical strength): See Thesaurus:heikko
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (phonology): poolivahva, slaaboi
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[4], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 630
- Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014), Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[5], →ISBN, page 76
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