vesihauta

Finnish

Etymology

vesi +‎ hauta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋesiˌhɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌhɑu̯t̪ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
• Syllabification: ve‧si‧hau‧ta

Noun

vesihauta

1. (sports, show jumping, horse racing) water jump (primarily one where the water is reasonably deep)
2. watery grave

Declension

Inflection of vesihauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative		vesihauta	vesihaudat
genitive		vesihaudan	vesihautojen
partitive		vesihautaa	vesihautoja
illative		vesihautaan	vesihautoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vesihauta	vesihaudat
accusative	nom.	vesihauta	vesihaudat
	gen.	vesihaudan
genitive		vesihaudan	vesihautojen vesihautainrare
partitive		vesihautaa	vesihautoja
inessive		vesihaudassa	vesihaudoissa
elative		vesihaudasta	vesihaudoista
illative		vesihautaan	vesihautoihin
adessive		vesihaudalla	vesihaudoilla
ablative		vesihaudalta	vesihaudoilta
allative		vesihaudalle	vesihaudoille
essive		vesihautana	vesihautoina
translative		vesihaudaksi	vesihaudoiksi
instructive		—	vesihaudoin
abessive		vesihaudatta	vesihaudoitta
comitative		—	vesihautoineen

Possessive forms of vesihauta (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	vesihautani	vesihautamme
2nd person	vesihautasi	vesihautanne
3rd person	vesihautansa

See also

• vesieste (used for the water jump in steeplechase (athletics) for instance)