vessa

See also: Vessa

Catalan

Verb

vessa

1. inflection of vessar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish

Etymology

Irregularly derived from WC (which is usually read veesee).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋesːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -esːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ves‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): ves‧sa

Noun

vessa

1. toilet (room or seat)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vessa

   vetää vessa ― to flush the toilet

Usage notes

• The word, while now standard, was once considered colloquial, though never vulgar. If one wants to be absolutely safe, miestenhuone (“men's room”) and naistenhuone (“ladies' room”) may be used.

Declension

Inflection of vessa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		vessa	vessat
genitive		vessan	vessojen
partitive		vessaa	vessoja
illative		vessaan	vessoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vessa	vessat
accusative	nom.	vessa	vessat
	gen.	vessan
genitive		vessan	vessojen vessain rare
partitive		vessaa	vessoja
inessive		vessassa	vessoissa
elative		vessasta	vessoista
illative		vessaan	vessoihin
adessive		vessalla	vessoilla
ablative		vessalta	vessoilta
allative		vessalle	vessoille
essive		vessana	vessoina
translative		vessaksi	vessoiksi
abessive		vessatta	vessoitta
instructive		—	vessoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vessa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vessani vessani accusative nom. vessani vessani gen. vessani genitive vessani vessojeni vessaini rare partitive vessaani vessojani inessive vessassani vessoissani elative vessastani vessoistani illative vessaani vessoihini adessive vessallani vessoillani ablative vessaltani vessoiltani allative vessalleni vessoilleni essive vessanani vessoinani translative vessakseni vessoikseni abessive vessattani vessoittani instructive — — comitative — vessoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vessasi vessasi accusative nom. vessasi vessasi gen. vessasi genitive vessasi vessojesi vessaisi rare partitive vessaasi vessojasi inessive vessassasi vessoissasi elative vessastasi vessoistasi illative vessaasi vessoihisi adessive vessallasi vessoillasi ablative vessaltasi vessoiltasi allative vessallesi vessoillesi essive vessanasi vessoinasi translative vessaksesi vessoiksesi abessive vessattasi vessoittasi instructive — — comitative — vessoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vessamme vessamme accusative nom. vessamme vessamme gen. vessamme genitive vessamme vessojemme vessaimme rare partitive vessaamme vessojamme inessive vessassamme vessoissamme elative vessastamme vessoistamme illative vessaamme vessoihimme adessive vessallamme vessoillamme ablative vessaltamme vessoiltamme allative vessallemme vessoillemme essive vessanamme vessoinamme translative vessaksemme vessoiksemme abessive vessattamme vessoittamme instructive — — comitative — vessoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vessanne vessanne accusative nom. vessanne vessanne gen. vessanne genitive vessanne vessojenne vessainne rare partitive vessaanne vessojanne inessive vessassanne vessoissanne elative vessastanne vessoistanne illative vessaanne vessoihinne adessive vessallanne vessoillanne ablative vessaltanne vessoiltanne allative vessallenne vessoillenne essive vessananne vessoinanne translative vessaksenne vessoiksenne abessive vessattanne vessoittanne instructive — — comitative — vessoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vessansa vessansa accusative nom. vessansa vessansa gen. vessansa genitive vessansa vessojensa vessainsa rare partitive vessaansa vessojaan vessojansa inessive vessassaan vessassansa vessoissaan vessoissansa elative vessastaan vessastansa vessoistaan vessoistansa illative vessaansa vessoihinsa adessive vessallaan vessallansa vessoillaan vessoillansa ablative vessaltaan vessaltansa vessoiltaan vessoiltansa allative vessalleen vessallensa vessoilleen vessoillensa essive vessanaan vessanansa vessoinaan vessoinansa translative vessakseen vessaksensa vessoikseen vessoiksensa abessive vessattaan vessattansa vessoittaan vessoittansa instructive — — comitative — vessoineen vessoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kompostivessa
• sisävessa
• ulkovessa
• vesivessa
• vessaharja
• vessahätä
• vessanpytty
• vessanpönttö
• vessapaperi
• vessatauko

Further reading

• “vessa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Anagrams

• saves

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: vessas, vessât

Verb

vessa

1. third-person singular past historic of vesser

Italian

Verb

vessa

1. inflection of vessare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• वेस्स (Devanagari script)
• ৰেস্স (Bengali script)
• වෙස‍්ස (Sinhalese script)
• ဝေဿ or ဝေသ်သ (Burmese script)
• เวสฺส or เวสสะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩮᩔ (Tai Tham script)
• ເວສ຺ສ or ເວສສະ (Lao script)
• វេស្ស (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄬𑄥𑄴𑄥 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit वैश्य (vaiśya).

Noun

vessa m (feminine vessī or vesī)

1. a Vaishya

Declension

Declension table of "vessa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vesso	vessā
Accusative (second)	vessaṃ	vesse
Instrumental (third)	vessena	vessehi or vessebhi
Dative (fourth)	vessassa or vessāya or vessatthaṃ	vessānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vessasmā or vessamhā or vessā	vessehi or vessebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vessassa	vessānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vessasmiṃ or vessamhi or vesse	vessesu
Vocative (calling)	vessa	vessā

References

• Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 564.

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “vessa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead