vasa

See also: Vasa, vása, vāsa, vasā, vaša, våsă, Váša, and ваша

English

Etymology 1

Lesser vasa parrot

From Malagasy vaza.

Noun

vasa (plural vasas)

1. Any parrot of the genus Coracopsis, native to Madagascar.

Etymology 2

From Latin vāsa.

Noun

vasa

1. plural of vas

Related terms

• vasa previa
• vasa vasorum

 

Anagrams

• AVAS, AAVs, AVAs, Sava

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑsɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧sa

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *vasa, borrowed from Proto-Iranian *wacáh (“yearling calf”).

Noun

vasa

1. fawn, calf (of e.g. a deer, elk or antelope)

Usage notes

The calf of a cow is never vasa, but vasikka.

Declension

Inflection of vasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vasa	vasat
genitive		vasan	vasojen
partitive		vasaa	vasoja
illative		vasaan	vasoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vasa	vasat
accusative	nom.	vasa	vasat
	gen.	vasan
genitive		vasan	vasojen vasain rare
partitive		vasaa	vasoja
inessive		vasassa	vasoissa
elative		vasasta	vasoista
illative		vasaan	vasoihin
adessive		vasalla	vasoilla
ablative		vasalta	vasoilta
allative		vasalle	vasoille
essive		vasana	vasoina
translative		vasaksi	vasoiksi
abessive		vasatta	vasoitta
instructive		—	vasoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vasani vasani accusative nom. vasani vasani gen. vasani genitive vasani vasojeni vasaini rare partitive vasaani vasojani inessive vasassani vasoissani elative vasastani vasoistani illative vasaani vasoihini adessive vasallani vasoillani ablative vasaltani vasoiltani allative vasalleni vasoilleni essive vasanani vasoinani translative vasakseni vasoikseni abessive vasattani vasoittani instructive — — comitative — vasoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vasasi vasasi accusative nom. vasasi vasasi gen. vasasi genitive vasasi vasojesi vasaisi rare partitive vasaasi vasojasi inessive vasassasi vasoissasi elative vasastasi vasoistasi illative vasaasi vasoihisi adessive vasallasi vasoillasi ablative vasaltasi vasoiltasi allative vasallesi vasoillesi essive vasanasi vasoinasi translative vasaksesi vasoiksesi abessive vasattasi vasoittasi instructive — — comitative — vasoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vasamme vasamme accusative nom. vasamme vasamme gen. vasamme genitive vasamme vasojemme vasaimme rare partitive vasaamme vasojamme inessive vasassamme vasoissamme elative vasastamme vasoistamme illative vasaamme vasoihimme adessive vasallamme vasoillamme ablative vasaltamme vasoiltamme allative vasallemme vasoillemme essive vasanamme vasoinamme translative vasaksemme vasoiksemme abessive vasattamme vasoittamme instructive — — comitative — vasoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vasanne vasanne accusative nom. vasanne vasanne gen. vasanne genitive vasanne vasojenne vasainne rare partitive vasaanne vasojanne inessive vasassanne vasoissanne elative vasastanne vasoistanne illative vasaanne vasoihinne adessive vasallanne vasoillanne ablative vasaltanne vasoiltanne allative vasallenne vasoillenne essive vasananne vasoinanne translative vasaksenne vasoiksenne abessive vasattanne vasoittanne instructive — — comitative — vasoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vasansa vasansa accusative nom. vasansa vasansa gen. vasansa genitive vasansa vasojensa vasainsa rare partitive vasaansa vasojaan vasojansa inessive vasassaan vasassansa vasoissaan vasoissansa elative vasastaan vasastansa vasoistaan vasoistansa illative vasaansa vasoihinsa adessive vasallaan vasallansa vasoillaan vasoillansa ablative vasaltaan vasaltansa vasoiltaan vasoiltansa allative vasalleen vasallensa vasoilleen vasoillensa essive vasanaan vasanansa vasoinaan vasoinansa translative vasakseen vasaksensa vasoikseen vasoiksensa abessive vasattaan vasattansa vasoittaan vasoittansa instructive — — comitative — vasoineen vasoinensa

Derived terms

• vasaton
• vasikka
• vasoa

 

compounds

• hirvenvasa
• lattiavasa
• peuranvasa
• Vasalampi
• Vasankari
• vasanmerkintä

 

See also

• kili
• pentu
• poikanen
• varsa

Further reading

• “1. vasa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish vase (Finnish Swedish vasa).

Noun

vasa

1. joist

Declension

Inflection of vasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vasa	vasat
genitive		vasan	vasojen
partitive		vasaa	vasoja
illative		vasaan	vasoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vasa	vasat
accusative	nom.	vasa	vasat
	gen.	vasan
genitive		vasan	vasojen vasain rare
partitive		vasaa	vasoja
inessive		vasassa	vasoissa
elative		vasasta	vasoista
illative		vasaan	vasoihin
adessive		vasalla	vasoilla
ablative		vasalta	vasoilta
allative		vasalle	vasoille
essive		vasana	vasoina
translative		vasaksi	vasoiksi
abessive		vasatta	vasoitta
instructive		—	vasoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vasani vasani accusative nom. vasani vasani gen. vasani genitive vasani vasojeni vasaini rare partitive vasaani vasojani inessive vasassani vasoissani elative vasastani vasoistani illative vasaani vasoihini adessive vasallani vasoillani ablative vasaltani vasoiltani allative vasalleni vasoilleni essive vasanani vasoinani translative vasakseni vasoikseni abessive vasattani vasoittani instructive — — comitative — vasoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vasasi vasasi accusative nom. vasasi vasasi gen. vasasi genitive vasasi vasojesi vasaisi rare partitive vasaasi vasojasi inessive vasassasi vasoissasi elative vasastasi vasoistasi illative vasaasi vasoihisi adessive vasallasi vasoillasi ablative vasaltasi vasoiltasi allative vasallesi vasoillesi essive vasanasi vasoinasi translative vasaksesi vasoiksesi abessive vasattasi vasoittasi instructive — — comitative — vasoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vasamme vasamme accusative nom. vasamme vasamme gen. vasamme genitive vasamme vasojemme vasaimme rare partitive vasaamme vasojamme inessive vasassamme vasoissamme elative vasastamme vasoistamme illative vasaamme vasoihimme adessive vasallamme vasoillamme ablative vasaltamme vasoiltamme allative vasallemme vasoillemme essive vasanamme vasoinamme translative vasaksemme vasoiksemme abessive vasattamme vasoittamme instructive — — comitative — vasoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vasanne vasanne accusative nom. vasanne vasanne gen. vasanne genitive vasanne vasojenne vasainne rare partitive vasaanne vasojanne inessive vasassanne vasoissanne elative vasastanne vasoistanne illative vasaanne vasoihinne adessive vasallanne vasoillanne ablative vasaltanne vasoiltanne allative vasallenne vasoillenne essive vasananne vasoinanne translative vasaksenne vasoiksenne abessive vasattanne vasoittanne instructive — — comitative — vasoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vasansa vasansa accusative nom. vasansa vasansa gen. vasansa genitive vasansa vasojensa vasainsa rare partitive vasaansa vasojaan vasojansa inessive vasassaan vasassansa vasoissaan vasoissansa elative vasastaan vasastansa vasoistaan vasoistansa illative vasaansa vasoihinsa adessive vasallaan vasallansa vasoillaan vasoillansa ablative vasaltaan vasaltansa vasoiltaan vasoiltansa allative vasalleen vasallensa vasoilleen vasoillensa essive vasanaan vasanansa vasoinaan vasoinansa translative vasakseen vasaksensa vasoikseen vasoiksensa abessive vasattaan vasattansa vasoittaan vasoittansa instructive — — comitative — vasoineen vasoinensa

Derived terms

• vasoittaa

 

compounds

• lattiavasa

 

Further reading

• “2. vasa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Hungarian

Etymology

vas +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒʃɒ]
• Hyphenation: va‧sa

Noun

vasa

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of vas

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	vasa	—
accusative	vasát	—
dative	vasának	—
instrumental	vasával	—
causal-final	vasáért	—
translative	vasává	—
terminative	vasáig	—
essive-formal	vasaként	—
essive-modal	vasául	—
inessive	vasában	—
superessive	vasán	—
adessive	vasánál	—
illative	vasába	—
sublative	vasára	—
allative	vasához	—
elative	vasából	—
delative	vasáról	—
ablative	vasától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	vasáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	vasáéi	—

Icelandic

Noun

vasa

1. indefinite accusative/dative/genitive singular of vasi
2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural of vasi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯aː.sa/, [ˈu̯äːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈva.sa/, [ˈväːs̬ä]

Noun

vāsa

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vāsum
2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vās

References

• vasa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• वस (Devanagari script)
• ৰস (Bengali script)
• වස (Sinhalese script)
• ဝသ (Burmese script)
• วส or วะสะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ວສ or ວະສະ (Lao script)
• វស (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄥 (Chakma script)

Verb

vasa

1. imperative active second-person singular of vasati (“to dwell”)
2. imperative active second-person singular of vasati (“to clothe”)

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Fijian wasa).

Noun

vasa

1. ocean

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈsɑː/

Interjection

vasa

1. huh? what did you say? contraction of vad sade du/ni

Synonyms

• hursa
• va

Anagrams

• avas, sava

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)basəq.

Adjective

vasa

1. wet

Zou

Etymology

From va (“bird”) +‎ sa (“meat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /và.sǎ/
• Hyphenation: va‧sa

Noun

vasá

1. meat of a bird

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 64