vetovoima
Finnish
editEtymology
editveto (“draft”) + voima (“power”). Coined by Finnish priest Anders Gabriel Wikman in 1829.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvetovoima
- traction (pulling power of an engine or animal)
- attraction, appeal, allure, charm (tendency or power to attract)
- pull (attractive force which causes motion towards the source)
- Avaruusalus tuli kaasujättiläisen vetovoiman piiriin.
- The spaceship came under the pull of the gas giant.
- gravity
- Synonyms: gravitaatio, gravitaatiovoima, painovoima
- maan vetovoima ― Earth's gravity
Usage notes
edit- (gravity): When the term vetovoima is used, the source of gravity is usually mentioned. More generally, "gravity" is painovoima in Finnish.
Declension
editInflection of vetovoima (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | vetovoima | vetovoimat | |
genitive | vetovoiman | vetovoimien | |
partitive | vetovoimaa | vetovoimia | |
illative | vetovoimaan | vetovoimiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vetovoima | vetovoimat | |
accusative | nom. | vetovoima | vetovoimat |
gen. | vetovoiman | ||
genitive | vetovoiman | vetovoimien vetovoimain rare | |
partitive | vetovoimaa | vetovoimia | |
inessive | vetovoimassa | vetovoimissa | |
elative | vetovoimasta | vetovoimista | |
illative | vetovoimaan | vetovoimiin | |
adessive | vetovoimalla | vetovoimilla | |
ablative | vetovoimalta | vetovoimilta | |
allative | vetovoimalle | vetovoimille | |
essive | vetovoimana | vetovoimina | |
translative | vetovoimaksi | vetovoimiksi | |
abessive | vetovoimatta | vetovoimitta | |
instructive | — | vetovoimin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “vetovoima”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04