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vasikka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vasikka. Equivalent to vasa +‎ -ikka (diminutive).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑsikːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠ikːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsikːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): va‧sik‧ka

Noun

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vasikka

  1. calf (young cow or bull)
  2. (figurative) snitch, rat (informer)

Declension

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Inflection of vasikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
nominative vasikka vasikat
genitive vasikan vasikoiden
vasikoitten
vasikkojen
partitive vasikkaa vasikoita
vasikkoja
illative vasikkaan vasikoihin
vasikkoihin
singular plural
nominative vasikka vasikat
accusative nom. vasikka vasikat
gen. vasikan
genitive vasikan vasikoiden
vasikoitten
vasikkojen
vasikkain rare
partitive vasikkaa vasikoita
vasikkoja
inessive vasikassa vasikoissa
elative vasikasta vasikoista
illative vasikkaan vasikoihin
vasikkoihin
adessive vasikalla vasikoilla
ablative vasikalta vasikoilta
allative vasikalle vasikoille
essive vasikkana vasikkoina
translative vasikaksi vasikoiksi
abessive vasikatta vasikoitta
instructive vasikoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vasikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vasikkani vasikkani
accusative nom. vasikkani vasikkani
gen. vasikkani
genitive vasikkani vasikoideni
vasikoitteni
vasikkojeni
vasikkaini rare
partitive vasikkaani vasikoitani
vasikkojani
inessive vasikassani vasikoissani
elative vasikastani vasikoistani
illative vasikkaani vasikoihini
vasikkoihini
adessive vasikallani vasikoillani
ablative vasikaltani vasikoiltani
allative vasikalleni vasikoilleni
essive vasikkanani vasikkoinani
translative vasikakseni vasikoikseni
abessive vasikattani vasikoittani
instructive
comitative vasikkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vasikkasi vasikkasi
accusative nom. vasikkasi vasikkasi
gen. vasikkasi
genitive vasikkasi vasikoidesi
vasikoittesi
vasikkojesi
vasikkaisi rare
partitive vasikkaasi vasikoitasi
vasikkojasi
inessive vasikassasi vasikoissasi
elative vasikastasi vasikoistasi
illative vasikkaasi vasikoihisi
vasikkoihisi
adessive vasikallasi vasikoillasi
ablative vasikaltasi vasikoiltasi
allative vasikallesi vasikoillesi
essive vasikkanasi vasikkoinasi
translative vasikaksesi vasikoiksesi
abessive vasikattasi vasikoittasi
instructive
comitative vasikkoinesi

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Olenin vasikka.

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vasikka. Cognates include Finnish vasikka and Estonian vasikas.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vasikka

  1. calf (of any big hoofed animal)
    hirven vasikkamoose calf
  2. Short for lehmävasikka (cow calf).

Declension

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Declension of vasikka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative vasikka vasikat
genitive vasikan vasikkoin
partitive vasikkaa vasikkoja
illative vasikkaa vasikkoihe
inessive vasikaas vasikois
elative vasikast vasikoist
allative vasikalle vasikoille
adessive vasikaal vasikoil
ablative vasikalt vasikoilt
translative vasikaks vasikoiks
essive vasikkanna, vasikkaan vasikkoinna, vasikkoin
exessive1) vasikkant vasikkoint
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.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “вазика”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 679
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 646