vihta
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vihta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋihtɑ/, [ˈʋiçt̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ihtɑ
- Syllabification(key): vih‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): vih‧ta
Noun
vihta
- bath broom, a kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in the sauna to enhance the effect of heat by beating oneself with it.
Usage notes
Traditionally vihta was used more often in Western Finnish, while vasta was used in Eastern Finnish.
Declension
| Inflection of vihta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vihta | vihdat | |
| genitive | vihdan | vihtojen | |
| partitive | vihtaa | vihtoja | |
| illative | vihtaan | vihtoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vihta | vihdat | |
| accusative | nom. | vihta | vihdat |
| gen. | vihdan | ||
| genitive | vihdan | vihtojen vihtain rare | |
| partitive | vihtaa | vihtoja | |
| inessive | vihdassa | vihdoissa | |
| elative | vihdasta | vihdoista | |
| illative | vihtaan | vihtoihin | |
| adessive | vihdalla | vihdoilla | |
| ablative | vihdalta | vihdoilta | |
| allative | vihdalle | vihdoille | |
| essive | vihtana | vihtoina | |
| translative | vihdaksi | vihdoiksi | |
| abessive | vihdatta | vihdoitta | |
| instructive | — | vihdoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “vihta”, 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 4 July 2023
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋihtɑ/, [ˈʋiht]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋihtɑ/, [ˈʋihtɑ]
- Rhymes: -iht, -ihtɑ
- Hyphenation: vih‧ta
Noun
vihta
- (chiefly Ala-Laukaa) synonym of vasta
Declension
| Declension of vihta (type 3/kana, t- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vihta | vihat |
| genitive | vihan | vihtoin |
| partitive | vihtaa | vihtoja |
| illative | vihtaa | vihtoi |
| inessive | vihas | vihois |
| elative | vihast | vihoist |
| allative | vihalle | vihoille |
| adessive | vihal | vihoil |
| ablative | vihalt | vihoilt |
| translative | vihaks | vihoiks |
| essive | vihtanna, vihtaan | vihtoinna, vihtoin |
| exessive1) | vihtant | vihtoint |
| 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. | ||
References
- Fedor Tumansky (1790) “вихтъ”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 691
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 666
Pite Sami
| [a], [b] ← 4 | 5 | 6 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: vihta Ordinal: vidát | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *vittë
Numeral
vihta