vahva
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vahva, compare Estonian vahva. Further origin unknown; comparisons to Hungarian vastag (“thick”) have not been accepted.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑxʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): vah‧va
Adjective
vahva (comparative vahvempi, superlative vahvin)
- strong, powerful (capable of exerting or withstanding great physical force)
- vahva mies ― a strong man
- vahva magneetti ― a strong magnet
- vahva liitos ― a strong joint
- 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
- thick (of a layer of material such as a wall or fabric; not thin)
Declension
| 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 vahvainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | vahvoin | |
| abessive | vahvatta | vahvoitta | |
| comitative | — | vahvoine | |
| Possessive forms of vahva (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | vahvani | vahvamme |
| 2nd person | vahvasi | vahvanne |
| 3rd person | vahvansa | |
Synonyms
Antonyms
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑhʋ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑhʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑhʋɑ
- Hyphenation: vah‧va
Adjective
vahva (comparative vahvemp)
Declension
| 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. | ||
Coordinate terms
- (phonology): poolivahva, slaaboi
Derived terms
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, 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, →ISBN, page 76
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