vesi

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Estonian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *wete. Cognates include Hungarian víz. May be a cognate of Proto-Indo-European *wod-or. Compare to Scottich Gaelic uisge, Irish uisce, Russian вода (vodá) or English wet.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈvesi/

Noun [edit]

vesi (genitive vee, partitive vett)

  1. water

Declension [edit]

This Estonian noun needs an inflection-table template.

Faroese [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈveːsɪ/

Noun [edit]

vesi n (genitive singular vesis, plural vesi or vesir)

  1. WC, toilet, bathroom

Declension [edit]

n24 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vesi vesið vesi(r) vesini
Accusative vesi vesið vesi(r) vesini
Dative vesi ves(i)num vesum vesunum
Genitive vesis vesisins vesa vesanna

Finnish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *wete. Cognates include Hungarian víz. May be a cognate of Proto-Indo-European *wod-or. compare to Scottich Gaelic uisge, Irish uisce, Russian вода (vodá) or English wet.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

vesi

  1. water
  2. (in place names) lake
  3. rheum; often in plural (vedet) (watery or thin discharge from the eyes)

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Votic [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *wete. Cognates include Hungarian víz. May be a cognate of Proto-Indo-European *wod-or. compare to Scottich Gaelic uisge, Irish uisce, Russian вода (vodá) or English wet.

Noun [edit]

vesi (genitive vee, partitive vettä)

  1. water

Declension [edit]