vastakaiku

Finnish

Etymology

vasta- (“counter-”) +‎ kaiku (“echo”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑstɑˌkɑi̯ku/, [ˈʋɑs̠t̪ɑˌkɑi̯ku]
• Rhymes: -ɑiku
• Syllabification^(key): vas‧ta‧kai‧ku

Noun

vastakaiku

1. 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?

Usage notes

Verbs often used with vastakaiku include herättää (“to awake”), saada (“to receive”).

Declension

Inflection of vastakaiku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k- gradation)
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)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	vastakaikuni	vastakaikumme
2nd person	vastakaikusi	vastakaikunne
3rd person	vastakaikunsa