vastakaiku
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
vasta- (“counter-”) + kaiku (“echo”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vastakaiku
- positive response, especially to a proposal, speech, feelings
- Tunnustin hänelle rakkauteni. -- Saitko mitään vastakaikua?
- I confessed my love to her. -- Did you get any positive response?
- Tunnustin hänelle rakkauteni. -- Saitko mitään vastakaikua?
Usage notes[edit]
Verbs often used with vastakaiku include herättää (“to awake”), saada (“to receive”).
Declension[edit]
Inflection of vastakaiku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation) | |||
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nominative | vastakaiku | vastakaiut | |
genitive | vastakaiun | vastakaikujen | |
partitive | vastakaikua | vastakaikuja | |
illative | vastakaikuun | vastakaikuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vastakaiku | vastakaiut | |
accusative | nom. | vastakaiku | vastakaiut |
gen. | vastakaiun | ||
genitive | vastakaiun | vastakaikujen | |
partitive | vastakaikua | vastakaikuja | |
inessive | vastakaiussa | vastakaiuissa | |
elative | vastakaiusta | vastakaiuista | |
illative | vastakaikuun | vastakaikuihin | |
adessive | vastakaiulla | vastakaiuilla | |
ablative | vastakaiulta | vastakaiuilta | |
allative | vastakaiulle | vastakaiuille | |
essive | vastakaikuna | vastakaikuina | |
translative | vastakaiuksi | vastakaiuiksi | |
instructive | — | vastakaiuin | |
abessive | vastakaiutta | vastakaiuitta | |
comitative | — | vastakaikuineen |
Possessive forms of vastakaiku (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | vastakaikuni | vastakaikumme |
2nd person | vastakaikusi | vastakaikunne |
3rd person | vastakaikunsa |