visva

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with dialectal visma, Ingrian visvata, Karelian visva, Votic vizvata (Mati); dialectal Estonian vism is probably borrowed from visma. According to SSA, possibly sound-symbolic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋisʋɑ/, [ˈʋis̠ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -isʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vis‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): vis‧va

Noun

visva

1. pus

Declension

Inflection of visva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		visva	visvat
genitive		visvan	visvojen
partitive		visvaa	visvoja
illative		visvaan	visvoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		visva	visvat
accusative	nom.	visva	visvat
	gen.	visvan
genitive		visvan	visvojen visvain rare
partitive		visvaa	visvoja
inessive		visvassa	visvoissa
elative		visvasta	visvoista
illative		visvaan	visvoihin
adessive		visvalla	visvoilla
ablative		visvalta	visvoilta
allative		visvalle	visvoille
essive		visvana	visvoina
translative		visvaksi	visvoiksi
abessive		visvatta	visvoitta
instructive		—	visvoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative visvani visvani accusative nom. visvani visvani gen. visvani genitive visvani visvojeni visvaini rare partitive visvaani visvojani inessive visvassani visvoissani elative visvastani visvoistani illative visvaani visvoihini adessive visvallani visvoillani ablative visvaltani visvoiltani allative visvalleni visvoilleni essive visvanani visvoinani translative visvakseni visvoikseni abessive visvattani visvoittani instructive — — comitative — visvoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative visvasi visvasi accusative nom. visvasi visvasi gen. visvasi genitive visvasi visvojesi visvaisi rare partitive visvaasi visvojasi inessive visvassasi visvoissasi elative visvastasi visvoistasi illative visvaasi visvoihisi adessive visvallasi visvoillasi ablative visvaltasi visvoiltasi allative visvallesi visvoillesi essive visvanasi visvoinasi translative visvaksesi visvoiksesi abessive visvattasi visvoittasi instructive — — comitative — visvoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative visvamme visvamme accusative nom. visvamme visvamme gen. visvamme genitive visvamme visvojemme visvaimme rare partitive visvaamme visvojamme inessive visvassamme visvoissamme elative visvastamme visvoistamme illative visvaamme visvoihimme adessive visvallamme visvoillamme ablative visvaltamme visvoiltamme allative visvallemme visvoillemme essive visvanamme visvoinamme translative visvaksemme visvoiksemme abessive visvattamme visvoittamme instructive — — comitative — visvoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative visvanne visvanne accusative nom. visvanne visvanne gen. visvanne genitive visvanne visvojenne visvainne rare partitive visvaanne visvojanne inessive visvassanne visvoissanne elative visvastanne visvoistanne illative visvaanne visvoihinne adessive visvallanne visvoillanne ablative visvaltanne visvoiltanne allative visvallenne visvoillenne essive visvananne visvoinanne translative visvaksenne visvoiksenne abessive visvattanne visvoittanne instructive — — comitative — visvoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative visvansa visvansa accusative nom. visvansa visvansa gen. visvansa genitive visvansa visvojensa visvainsa rare partitive visvaansa visvojaan visvojansa inessive visvassaan visvassansa visvoissaan visvoissansa elative visvastaan visvastansa visvoistaan visvoistansa illative visvaansa visvoihinsa adessive visvallaan visvallansa visvoillaan visvoillansa ablative visvaltaan visvaltansa visvoiltaan visvoiltansa allative visvalleen visvallensa visvoilleen visvoillensa essive visvanaan visvanansa visvoinaan visvoinansa translative visvakseen visvaksensa visvoikseen visvoiksensa abessive visvattaan visvattansa visvoittaan visvoittansa instructive — — comitative — visvoineen visvoinensa

Derived terms

• visvainen

compounds

• visvasyylä

Further reading

• “visva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (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