vihta
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
vihta
- A kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in the sauna to enhance the effect of heat by beating oneself with it.
Usage notes
Traditionally vihta was used more often in Western Finnish, while vasta was used in Eastern Finnish.
Declension
Inflection of vihta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
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nominative | vihta | vihdat | |
genitive | vihdan | vihtojen | |
partitive | vihtaa | vihtoja | |
illative | vihtaan | vihtoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vihta | vihdat | |
accusative | nom. | vihta | vihdat |
gen. | vihdan | ||
genitive | vihdan | vihtojen vihtain rare | |
partitive | vihtaa | vihtoja | |
inessive | vihdassa | vihdoissa | |
elative | vihdasta | vihdoista | |
illative | vihtaan | vihtoihin | |
adessive | vihdalla | vihdoilla | |
ablative | vihdalta | vihdoilta | |
allative | vihdalle | vihdoille | |
essive | vihtana | vihtoina | |
translative | vihdaksi | vihdoiksi | |
abessive | vihdatta | vihdoitta | |
instructive | — | vihdoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |