ratsas
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Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *rac'as.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrɑt͡sɑs/, [ˈrɑt͡s̠əz̠]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrɑt͡sɑs/, [ˈrɑt͡sɑʒ̥]
- Rhymes: -ɑt͡sɑs
- Hyphenation: rat‧sas
Noun[edit]
ratsas
- (folk poetic) steed, mount
- 1915, O. Groundstroem, “541. Soikkola, Oussimäki, 239”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[1], volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 3-4:
- Sata ratsast[a] rakensi, // Sataa[n] satulavyöhön,
- A hundred steeds he tacked up, // Into a hundred saddle belts,
- 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Uljana Tarinaisista, “1353. Soikkola, Savimäki, III22”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot[2], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:
- Luojoi ratsaalla aijaa, // Hepoisella hiirakalla,
- On a steed he's riding towards the horizons, // On a mouse-coloured horse,
Declension[edit]
| Declension of ratsas (type 2/patsas, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ratsas | ratsaat |
| genitive | ratsaan | ratsain |
| partitive | ratsasta, ratsast | ratsaita, ratsaja |
| illative | ratsaasse | ratsaisse |
| inessive | ratsaas | ratsais |
| elative | ratsaast | ratsaist |
| allative | ratsaalle | ratsaille |
| adessive | ratsaal | ratsail |
| ablative | ratsaalt | ratsailt |
| translative | ratsaaks | ratsaiks |
| essive | ratsaanna, ratsaan | ratsainna, ratsain |
| exessive1) | ratsaant | ratsaint |
| 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. | ||