wanha

Finnish

Etymology

In older Finnish, the letter V was often spelled W.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnhɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝nhɑ̝]

Adjective

wanha

1. (sometimes humorous) Archaic spelling of vanha.

   Wanha Kahwihuone palvelee arkisin aamukuudesta iltaseitsemään.

   Ye Olde Coffee Shoppe is open on weekdays from 6 AM to 7 PM.

   Tää puhelin on niin wanha ettei tässä ole edes kameraa.

   This phone is so ye olde that it doesn't even have a camera

Usage notes

• In a non-internet context, wanha is chiefly used in the names of businesses to communicate an air of old-fashionedness or tradition; similar to ye olde in English. Can also be used colloquially in a jocular fashion to emphasize that something is old or outmoded.

Declension

Inflection of wanha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		wanha	wanhat
genitive		wanhan	wanhojen
partitive		wanhaa	wanhoja
illative		wanhaan	wanhoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		wanha	wanhat
accusative	nom.	wanha	wanhat
	gen.	wanhan
genitive		wanhan	wanhojen wanhainrare
partitive		wanhaa	wanhoja
inessive		wanhassa	wanhoissa
elative		wanhasta	wanhoista
illative		wanhaan	wanhoihin
adessive		wanhalla	wanhoilla
ablative		wanhalta	wanhoilta
allative		wanhalle	wanhoille
essive		wanhana	wanhoina
translative		wanhaksi	wanhoiksi
abessive		wanhatta	wanhoitta
instructive		—	wanhoin
comitative		—	wanhoine

Possessive forms of wanha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative wanhani wanhani accusative nom. wanhani wanhani gen. wanhani genitive wanhani wanhojeni wanhainirare partitive wanhaani wanhojani inessive wanhassani wanhoissani elative wanhastani wanhoistani illative wanhaani wanhoihini adessive wanhallani wanhoillani ablative wanhaltani wanhoiltani allative wanhalleni wanhoilleni essive wanhanani wanhoinani translative wanhakseni wanhoikseni abessive wanhattani wanhoittani instructive — — comitative — wanhoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative wanhasi wanhasi accusative nom. wanhasi wanhasi gen. wanhasi genitive wanhasi wanhojesi wanhaisirare partitive wanhaasi wanhojasi inessive wanhassasi wanhoissasi elative wanhastasi wanhoistasi illative wanhaasi wanhoihisi adessive wanhallasi wanhoillasi ablative wanhaltasi wanhoiltasi allative wanhallesi wanhoillesi essive wanhanasi wanhoinasi translative wanhaksesi wanhoiksesi abessive wanhattasi wanhoittasi instructive — — comitative — wanhoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative wanhamme wanhamme accusative nom. wanhamme wanhamme gen. wanhamme genitive wanhamme wanhojemme wanhaimmerare partitive wanhaamme wanhojamme inessive wanhassamme wanhoissamme elative wanhastamme wanhoistamme illative wanhaamme wanhoihimme adessive wanhallamme wanhoillamme ablative wanhaltamme wanhoiltamme allative wanhallemme wanhoillemme essive wanhanamme wanhoinamme translative wanhaksemme wanhoiksemme abessive wanhattamme wanhoittamme instructive — — comitative — wanhoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative wanhanne wanhanne accusative nom. wanhanne wanhanne gen. wanhanne genitive wanhanne wanhojenne wanhainnerare partitive wanhaanne wanhojanne inessive wanhassanne wanhoissanne elative wanhastanne wanhoistanne illative wanhaanne wanhoihinne adessive wanhallanne wanhoillanne ablative wanhaltanne wanhoiltanne allative wanhallenne wanhoillenne essive wanhananne wanhoinanne translative wanhaksenne wanhoiksenne abessive wanhattanne wanhoittanne instructive — — comitative — wanhoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative wanhansa wanhansa accusative nom. wanhansa wanhansa gen. wanhansa genitive wanhansa wanhojensa wanhainsarare partitive wanhaansa wanhojaan wanhojansa inessive wanhassaan wanhassansa wanhoissaan wanhoissansa elative wanhastaan wanhastansa wanhoistaan wanhoistansa illative wanhaansa wanhoihinsa adessive wanhallaan wanhallansa wanhoillaan wanhoillansa ablative wanhaltaan wanhaltansa wanhoiltaan wanhoiltansa allative wanhalleen wanhallensa wanhoilleen wanhoillensa essive wanhanaan wanhanansa wanhoinaan wanhoinansa translative wanhakseen wanhaksensa wanhoikseen wanhoiksensa abessive wanhattaan wanhattansa wanhoittaan wanhoittansa instructive — — comitative — wanhoineen wanhoinensa

Interjection

wanha

1. (Internet slang, often humorous) a single-word response to a post – usually a piece of media – used to point out that the posted content is either old or a repost