rahvas
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *rahvas, from Proto-Germanic *þrawwaz (“full-grown”).
Declension
Inflection of rahvas (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rahvas | rahvad |
| accusative | rahva | rahvad |
| genitive | rahva | rahvaste |
| partitive | rahvast | rahvaid |
| illative | rahvasse | rahvastesse rahvaisse |
| inessive | rahvas | rahvastes rahvais |
| elative | rahvast | rahvastest rahvaist |
| allative | rahvale | rahvastele rahvaile |
| adessive | rahval | rahvastel rahvail |
| ablative | rahvalt | rahvastelt rahvailt |
| translative | rahvaks | rahvasteks rahvaiks |
| terminative | rahvani | rahvasteni |
| essive | rahvana | rahvastena |
| abessive | rahvata | rahvasteta |
| comitative | rahvaga | rahvastega |
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *rahvas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þrawwaz (“full-grown”). The other loan variant raavas has remained closer to the original meaning. (Compare the sense development in väki.) Compare also Estonian rahvas (“people”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑhʋɑs/, [ˈrɑxʋɑs̠]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑhʋɑs
- Syllabification(key): rah‧vas
Noun
rahvas
- (historical, derogatory) the common people, the lower orders (historically, the common people as opposed to the rich and the nobility; now derogatory); rabble, riffraff, vulgus, hoi polloi
- (humorous) people, folks
Declension
| Inflection of rahvas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rahvas | rahvaat | |
| genitive | rahvaan | rahvaiden rahvaitten | |
| partitive | rahvasta | rahvaita | |
| illative | rahvaaseen | rahvaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rahvas | rahvaat | |
| accusative | nom. | rahvas | rahvaat |
| gen. | rahvaan | ||
| genitive | rahvaan | rahvaiden rahvaitten | |
| partitive | rahvasta | rahvaita | |
| inessive | rahvaassa | rahvaissa | |
| elative | rahvaasta | rahvaista | |
| illative | rahvaaseen | rahvaisiin rahvaihinrare | |
| adessive | rahvaalla | rahvailla | |
| ablative | rahvaalta | rahvailta | |
| allative | rahvaalle | rahvaille | |
| essive | rahvaana | rahvaina | |
| translative | rahvaaksi | rahvaiksi | |
| instructive | — | rahvain | |
| abessive | rahvaatta | rahvaitta | |
| comitative | — | rahvaineen | |
| Possessive forms of rahvas (type vieras) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | rahvaani | rahvaamme |
| 2nd person | rahvaasi | rahvaanne |
| 3rd person | rahvaansa | |
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑhʋɑs/, [ˈrɑhʋəz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑhʋɑs/, [ˈrɑhʋɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑhʋɑs
- Hyphenation: rah‧vas
Declension
| Declension of rahvas (type 2/patsas, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rahvas | rahvaat |
| genitive | rahvaan | rahvain |
| partitive | rahvasta, rahvast | rahvaita, rahvaja |
| illative | rahvaasse | rahvaisse |
| inessive | rahvaas | rahvais |
| elative | rahvaast | rahvaist |
| allative | rahvaalle | rahvaille |
| adessive | rahvaal | rahvail |
| ablative | rahvaalt | rahvailt |
| translative | rahvaaks | rahvaiks |
| essive | rahvaanna, rahvaan | rahvainna, rahvain |
| exessive1) | rahvaant | rahvaint |
| 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. | ||
| Soikkola declension of rahvas (type 2/patsas, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rahvas | rahvahat, rahvaat |
| genitive | rahvahan | rahvahiin |
| partitive | rahvasta | rahvahia |
| illative | rahvahasse | rahvahisse |
| inessive | rahvahaas | rahvahiis |
| elative | rahvahast | rahvahist |
| allative | rahvahalle | rahvahille |
| adessive | rahvahaal | rahvahiil |
| ablative | rahvahalt | rahvahilt |
| translative | rahvahaks | rahvahiks |
| essive | rahvahaan | rahvahiin |
| exessive1) | rahvahant | rahvahint |
| 1) Obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 462
Karelian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑhvɑs/
Declension
Declension of rahvas, no gradation
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References
- P. M. Zaykov (1999) Грамматика Карельского языка (фонетика и морфология) [Grammar of the Karelian language (phonetics and morphology)], →ISBN, page 18
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