Vasja

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Вася (Vasja).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑsʲɑ/, [ˈʋɑs̠ʲɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑsʲɑ/, [ˈʋɑʒ̥ʲɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑsʲɑ
• Hyphenation: Vas‧ja

Proper noun

Vasja

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Baz

Declension

Declension of Vasja (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Vasja	Vasjat
genitive	Vasjan	Vasjoin
partitive	Vasjaa	Vasjoja
illative	Vasjaa	Vasjoi
inessive	Vasjaas	Vasjois
elative	Vasjast	Vasjoist
allative	Vasjalle	Vasjoille
adessive	Vasjaal	Vasjoil
ablative	Vasjalt	Vasjoilt
translative	Vasjaks	Vasjoiks
essive	Vasjanna, Vasjaan	Vasjoinna, Vasjoin
exessive1)	Vasjant	Vasjoint
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 644

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋáːsja/

Proper noun

Vȃsja m anim

1. a male given name

Further reading

• “Vasja”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024