wanha

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Finnish

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Etymology

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In older Finnish, the letter V was often spelled W.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑnhɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝nhɑ̝]

Adjective

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wanha

  1. (sometimes humorous) Archaic spelling of vanha.
    Wanha Kahwihuone palvelee arkisin aamukuudesta iltaseitsemään.
    Ye Olde Coffee Shoppe is open on weekdays from 6 AM to 7 PM.
    Tää puhelin on niin wanha ettei tässä ole edes kameraa.
    This phone is so ye olde that it doesn't even have a camera

Usage notes

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  • In a non-internet context, wanha is chiefly used in the names of businesses to communicate an air of old-fashionedness or tradition; similar to ye olde in English. Can also be used colloquially in a jocular fashion to emphasize that something is old or outmoded.

Declension

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Inflection of wanha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative wanha wanhat
genitive wanhan wanhojen
partitive wanhaa wanhoja
illative wanhaan wanhoihin
singular plural
nominative wanha wanhat
accusative nom. wanha wanhat
gen. wanhan
genitive wanhan wanhojen
wanhain rare
partitive wanhaa wanhoja
inessive wanhassa wanhoissa
elative wanhasta wanhoista
illative wanhaan wanhoihin
adessive wanhalla wanhoilla
ablative wanhalta wanhoilta
allative wanhalle wanhoille
essive wanhana wanhoina
translative wanhaksi wanhoiksi
abessive wanhatta wanhoitta
instructive wanhoin
comitative wanhoine
Possessive forms of wanha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative wanhani wanhani
accusative nom. wanhani wanhani
gen. wanhani
genitive wanhani wanhojeni
wanhaini rare
partitive wanhaani wanhojani
inessive wanhassani wanhoissani
elative wanhastani wanhoistani
illative wanhaani wanhoihini
adessive wanhallani wanhoillani
ablative wanhaltani wanhoiltani
allative wanhalleni wanhoilleni
essive wanhanani wanhoinani
translative wanhakseni wanhoikseni
abessive wanhattani wanhoittani
instructive
comitative wanhoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative wanhasi wanhasi
accusative nom. wanhasi wanhasi
gen. wanhasi
genitive wanhasi wanhojesi
wanhaisi rare
partitive wanhaasi wanhojasi
inessive wanhassasi wanhoissasi
elative wanhastasi wanhoistasi
illative wanhaasi wanhoihisi
adessive wanhallasi wanhoillasi
ablative wanhaltasi wanhoiltasi
allative wanhallesi wanhoillesi
essive wanhanasi wanhoinasi
translative wanhaksesi wanhoiksesi
abessive wanhattasi wanhoittasi
instructive
comitative wanhoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative wanhamme wanhamme
accusative nom. wanhamme wanhamme
gen. wanhamme
genitive wanhamme wanhojemme
wanhaimme rare
partitive wanhaamme wanhojamme
inessive wanhassamme wanhoissamme
elative wanhastamme wanhoistamme
illative wanhaamme wanhoihimme
adessive wanhallamme wanhoillamme
ablative wanhaltamme wanhoiltamme
allative wanhallemme wanhoillemme
essive wanhanamme wanhoinamme
translative wanhaksemme wanhoiksemme
abessive wanhattamme wanhoittamme
instructive
comitative wanhoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative wanhanne wanhanne
accusative nom. wanhanne wanhanne
gen. wanhanne
genitive wanhanne wanhojenne
wanhainne rare
partitive wanhaanne wanhojanne
inessive wanhassanne wanhoissanne
elative wanhastanne wanhoistanne
illative wanhaanne wanhoihinne
adessive wanhallanne wanhoillanne
ablative wanhaltanne wanhoiltanne
allative wanhallenne wanhoillenne
essive wanhananne wanhoinanne
translative wanhaksenne wanhoiksenne
abessive wanhattanne wanhoittanne
instructive
comitative wanhoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative wanhansa wanhansa
accusative nom. wanhansa wanhansa
gen. wanhansa
genitive wanhansa wanhojensa
wanhainsa rare
partitive wanhaansa wanhojaan
wanhojansa
inessive wanhassaan
wanhassansa
wanhoissaan
wanhoissansa
elative wanhastaan
wanhastansa
wanhoistaan
wanhoistansa
illative wanhaansa wanhoihinsa
adessive wanhallaan
wanhallansa
wanhoillaan
wanhoillansa
ablative wanhaltaan
wanhaltansa
wanhoiltaan
wanhoiltansa
allative wanhalleen
wanhallensa
wanhoilleen
wanhoillensa
essive wanhanaan
wanhanansa
wanhoinaan
wanhoinansa
translative wanhakseen
wanhaksensa
wanhoikseen
wanhoiksensa
abessive wanhattaan
wanhattansa
wanhoittaan
wanhoittansa
instructive
comitative wanhoineen
wanhoinensa

Interjection

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wanha

  1. (Internet slang, often humorous) a single-word response to a post – usually a piece of media – used to point out that the posted content is either old or a repost