aa'a
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Finnish
Etymology
Compare aa’atutu and aakatutu. Possibly imitative of lullabies.
Pronunciation
Noun
- Synonym of kehto (“crib”).
Usage notes
| Dialectal distribution of aa’a | |
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The classification of and data for regional dialects is based on pre-1950s data. Since the 1950s, the dialects have become increasingly mixed, levelled and influenced by Standard Finnish. Besides Standard Finnish, a relatively uniform and originally urban 'colloquial Finnish' is beginning to emerge in their place, especially in the cities. Source: Suomen murteiden sanakirja by Kotimaisten kielten keskus (CC BY 4.0); see the information for the background image for its sources and licensing | |
Declension
Various. The one below likely if used in standard Finnish.
| Inflection of aa’a (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | aa’a | aa’at | |
| genitive | aa’an | aa’ojen | |
| partitive | aa’aa | aa’oja | |
| illative | aa’aan | aa’oihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | aa’a | aa’at | |
| accusative | nom. | aa’a | aa’at |
| gen. | aa’an | ||
| genitive | aa’an | aa’ojen aa’ain rare | |
| partitive | aa’aa | aa’oja | |
| inessive | aa’assa | aa’oissa | |
| elative | aa’asta | aa’oista | |
| illative | aa’aan | aa’oihin | |
| adessive | aa’alla | aa’oilla | |
| ablative | aa’alta | aa’oilta | |
| allative | aa’alle | aa’oille | |
| essive | aa’ana | aa’oina | |
| translative | aa’aksi | aa’oiksi | |
| abessive | aa’atta | aa’oitta | |
| instructive | — | aa’oin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
References
- “aa'a”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.