usva
Finnish
Etymology
Related to variant usma, Karelian usva and Inari Sami osvođ. The word could originally be descriptive.
Pronunciation
Noun
usva
Usage notes
- The words sumu, usva and utu all describe "water vapor lightly suspended near the ground", but at different degrees. However, they may often be used synonymously with no discretion.
- Utu describes very light vapor near the ground, especially that occurring in the morning and therefore it is translated usually as mist or haze.
- Usva describes a bit thicker vapor than utu near the ground, especially when considering the water travelling conditions. Therefore, it is translated usually as mist, haze or fog.
- Sumu describes very thick vapor obscuring the visibility near the ground and thus, it is translated usually as mist or fog.
Declension
Inflection of usva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | usva | usvat | |
genitive | usvan | usvien | |
partitive | usvaa | usvia | |
illative | usvaan | usviin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | usva | usvat | |
accusative | nom. | usva | usvat |
gen. | usvan | ||
genitive | usvan | usvien usvain rare | |
partitive | usvaa | usvia | |
inessive | usvassa | usvissa | |
elative | usvasta | usvista | |
illative | usvaan | usviin | |
adessive | usvalla | usvilla | |
ablative | usvalta | usvilta | |
allative | usvalle | usville | |
essive | usvana | usvina | |
translative | usvaksi | usviksi | |
abessive | usvatta | usvitta | |
instructive | — | usvin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- sumu (see the usage notes)