Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vicca, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wiþjǭ. Doublet of vitja.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋitsɑ/, [ˈʋits̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -itsɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): vit‧sa

Noun

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vitsa

  1. birch (stick, rod or bundle of twigs made from birch wood, used for punishment)
  2. wicker (flexible branch or twig, used as raw material of wickerwork)

Declension

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Inflection of vitsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative vitsa vitsat
genitive vitsan vitsojen
partitive vitsaa vitsoja
illative vitsaan vitsoihin
singular plural
nominative vitsa vitsat
accusative nom. vitsa vitsat
gen. vitsan
genitive vitsan vitsojen
vitsain rare
partitive vitsaa vitsoja
inessive vitsassa vitsoissa
elative vitsasta vitsoista
illative vitsaan vitsoihin
adessive vitsalla vitsoilla
ablative vitsalta vitsoilta
allative vitsalle vitsoille
essive vitsana vitsoina
translative vitsaksi vitsoiksi
abessive vitsatta vitsoitta
instructive vitsoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vitsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vitsani vitsani
accusative nom. vitsani vitsani
gen. vitsani
genitive vitsani vitsojeni
vitsaini rare
partitive vitsaani vitsojani
inessive vitsassani vitsoissani
elative vitsastani vitsoistani
illative vitsaani vitsoihini
adessive vitsallani vitsoillani
ablative vitsaltani vitsoiltani
allative vitsalleni vitsoilleni
essive vitsanani vitsoinani
translative vitsakseni vitsoikseni
abessive vitsattani vitsoittani
instructive
comitative vitsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vitsasi vitsasi
accusative nom. vitsasi vitsasi
gen. vitsasi
genitive vitsasi vitsojesi
vitsaisi rare
partitive vitsaasi vitsojasi
inessive vitsassasi vitsoissasi
elative vitsastasi vitsoistasi
illative vitsaasi vitsoihisi
adessive vitsallasi vitsoillasi
ablative vitsaltasi vitsoiltasi
allative vitsallesi vitsoillesi
essive vitsanasi vitsoinasi
translative vitsaksesi vitsoiksesi
abessive vitsattasi vitsoittasi
instructive
comitative vitsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vitsamme vitsamme
accusative nom. vitsamme vitsamme
gen. vitsamme
genitive vitsamme vitsojemme
vitsaimme rare
partitive vitsaamme vitsojamme
inessive vitsassamme vitsoissamme
elative vitsastamme vitsoistamme
illative vitsaamme vitsoihimme
adessive vitsallamme vitsoillamme
ablative vitsaltamme vitsoiltamme
allative vitsallemme vitsoillemme
essive vitsanamme vitsoinamme
translative vitsaksemme vitsoiksemme
abessive vitsattamme vitsoittamme
instructive
comitative vitsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vitsanne vitsanne
accusative nom. vitsanne vitsanne
gen. vitsanne
genitive vitsanne vitsojenne
vitsainne rare
partitive vitsaanne vitsojanne
inessive vitsassanne vitsoissanne
elative vitsastanne vitsoistanne
illative vitsaanne vitsoihinne
adessive vitsallanne vitsoillanne
ablative vitsaltanne vitsoiltanne
allative vitsallenne vitsoillenne
essive vitsananne vitsoinanne
translative vitsaksenne vitsoiksenne
abessive vitsattanne vitsoittanne
instructive
comitative vitsoinenne

Synonyms

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compounds

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vicca. Cognates include Finnish vitsa and Estonian vits.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vitsa

  1. twig, branch

Declension

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Declension of vitsa (type 3/kana, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vitsa vitsat
genitive vitsan vitsoin
partitive vitsaa vitsoja
illative vitsaa vitsoi
inessive vitsaas vitsois
elative vitsast vitsoist
allative vitsalle vitsoille
adessive vitsaal vitsoil
ablative vitsalt vitsoilt
translative vitsaks vitsoiks
essive vitsanna, vitsaan vitsoinna, vitsoin
exessive1) vitsant vitsoint
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.

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 671
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