tasa-arvo

Finnish

Etymology

tasa (“equal, even, flat”) +‎ arvo (“value, worth”). Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑˌ(ʔ)ɑrʋo/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ˌ(ʔ)ɑ̝rʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋo
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧sa‧ar‧vo

Noun

tasa-arvo

1. equality (equal treatment of people)

Declension

Inflection of tasa-arvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tasa-arvo	tasa-arvot
genitive		tasa-arvon	tasa-arvojen
partitive		tasa-arvoa	tasa-arvoja
illative		tasa-arvoon	tasa-arvoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tasa-arvo	tasa-arvot
accusative	nom.	tasa-arvo	tasa-arvot
	gen.	tasa-arvon
genitive		tasa-arvon	tasa-arvojen
partitive		tasa-arvoa	tasa-arvoja
inessive		tasa-arvossa	tasa-arvoissa
elative		tasa-arvosta	tasa-arvoista
illative		tasa-arvoon	tasa-arvoihin
adessive		tasa-arvolla	tasa-arvoilla
ablative		tasa-arvolta	tasa-arvoilta
allative		tasa-arvolle	tasa-arvoille
essive		tasa-arvona	tasa-arvoina
translative		tasa-arvoksi	tasa-arvoiksi
abessive		tasa-arvotta	tasa-arvoitta
instructive		—	tasa-arvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tasa-arvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tasa-arvoni tasa-arvoni accusative nom. tasa-arvoni tasa-arvoni gen. tasa-arvoni genitive tasa-arvoni tasa-arvojeni partitive tasa-arvoani tasa-arvojani inessive tasa-arvossani tasa-arvoissani elative tasa-arvostani tasa-arvoistani illative tasa-arvooni tasa-arvoihini adessive tasa-arvollani tasa-arvoillani ablative tasa-arvoltani tasa-arvoiltani allative tasa-arvolleni tasa-arvoilleni essive tasa-arvonani tasa-arvoinani translative tasa-arvokseni tasa-arvoikseni abessive tasa-arvottani tasa-arvoittani instructive — — comitative — tasa-arvoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tasa-arvosi tasa-arvosi accusative nom. tasa-arvosi tasa-arvosi gen. tasa-arvosi genitive tasa-arvosi tasa-arvojesi partitive tasa-arvoasi tasa-arvojasi inessive tasa-arvossasi tasa-arvoissasi elative tasa-arvostasi tasa-arvoistasi illative tasa-arvoosi tasa-arvoihisi adessive tasa-arvollasi tasa-arvoillasi ablative tasa-arvoltasi tasa-arvoiltasi allative tasa-arvollesi tasa-arvoillesi essive tasa-arvonasi tasa-arvoinasi translative tasa-arvoksesi tasa-arvoiksesi abessive tasa-arvottasi tasa-arvoittasi instructive — — comitative — tasa-arvoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tasa-arvomme tasa-arvomme accusative nom. tasa-arvomme tasa-arvomme gen. tasa-arvomme genitive tasa-arvomme tasa-arvojemme partitive tasa-arvoamme tasa-arvojamme inessive tasa-arvossamme tasa-arvoissamme elative tasa-arvostamme tasa-arvoistamme illative tasa-arvoomme tasa-arvoihimme adessive tasa-arvollamme tasa-arvoillamme ablative tasa-arvoltamme tasa-arvoiltamme allative tasa-arvollemme tasa-arvoillemme essive tasa-arvonamme tasa-arvoinamme translative tasa-arvoksemme tasa-arvoiksemme abessive tasa-arvottamme tasa-arvoittamme instructive — — comitative — tasa-arvoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tasa-arvonne tasa-arvonne accusative nom. tasa-arvonne tasa-arvonne gen. tasa-arvonne genitive tasa-arvonne tasa-arvojenne partitive tasa-arvoanne tasa-arvojanne inessive tasa-arvossanne tasa-arvoissanne elative tasa-arvostanne tasa-arvoistanne illative tasa-arvoonne tasa-arvoihinne adessive tasa-arvollanne tasa-arvoillanne ablative tasa-arvoltanne tasa-arvoiltanne allative tasa-arvollenne tasa-arvoillenne essive tasa-arvonanne tasa-arvoinanne translative tasa-arvoksenne tasa-arvoiksenne abessive tasa-arvottanne tasa-arvoittanne instructive — — comitative — tasa-arvoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tasa-arvonsa tasa-arvonsa accusative nom. tasa-arvonsa tasa-arvonsa gen. tasa-arvonsa genitive tasa-arvonsa tasa-arvojensa partitive tasa-arvoaan tasa-arvoansa tasa-arvojaan tasa-arvojansa inessive tasa-arvossaan tasa-arvossansa tasa-arvoissaan tasa-arvoissansa elative tasa-arvostaan tasa-arvostansa tasa-arvoistaan tasa-arvoistansa illative tasa-arvoonsa tasa-arvoihinsa adessive tasa-arvollaan tasa-arvollansa tasa-arvoillaan tasa-arvoillansa ablative tasa-arvoltaan tasa-arvoltansa tasa-arvoiltaan tasa-arvoiltansa allative tasa-arvolleen tasa-arvollensa tasa-arvoilleen tasa-arvoillensa essive tasa-arvonaan tasa-arvonansa tasa-arvoinaan tasa-arvoinansa translative tasa-arvokseen tasa-arvoksensa tasa-arvoikseen tasa-arvoiksensa abessive tasa-arvottaan tasa-arvottansa tasa-arvoittaan tasa-arvoittansa instructive — — comitative — tasa-arvoineen tasa-arvoinensa

Derived terms

• tasa-arvoinen
• tasa-arvoistaa

 

compounds

• epätasa-arvo
• tasa-arvoasia
• tasa-arvokäyrä
• tasa-arvolaki
• tasa-arvolautakunta
• tasa-arvopolitiikka
• tasa-arvovaliokunta
• tasa-arvovaltuutettu

 

Further reading

• “tasa-arvo”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• arvostaa, orastava, oravasta, varaosat, varastoa