kantava

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Finnish

Etymology

From kantaa +‎ -va.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kantava (comparative kantavampi, superlative kantavin)

  1. supporting
  2. bearing, load-bearing
    Kantava seinä on seinä, joka tukee pystysuoraa kuormaa.
    A bearing wall is a wall that supports a vertical load.
  3. gravid, pregnant (animal)
  4. booming (of sound, loud and resonant)

Declension

Inflection of kantava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kantava kantavat
genitive kantavan kantavien
partitive kantavaa kantavia
illative kantavaan kantaviin
singular plural
nominative kantava kantavat
accusative nom. kantava kantavat
gen. kantavan
genitive kantavan kantavien
kantavain rare
partitive kantavaa kantavia
inessive kantavassa kantavissa
elative kantavasta kantavista
illative kantavaan kantaviin
adessive kantavalla kantavilla
ablative kantavalta kantavilta
allative kantavalle kantaville
essive kantavana kantavina
translative kantavaksi kantaviksi
abessive kantavatta kantavitta
instructive — kantavin
comitative — kantavine
Possessive forms of kantava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kantavani kantavani
accusative nom. kantavani kantavani
gen. kantavani
genitive kantavani kantavieni
kantavaini rare
partitive kantavaani kantaviani
inessive kantavassani kantavissani
elative kantavastani kantavistani
illative kantavaani kantaviini
adessive kantavallani kantavillani
ablative kantavaltani kantaviltani
allative kantavalleni kantavilleni
essive kantavanani kantavinani
translative kantavakseni kantavikseni
abessive kantavattani kantavittani
instructive — —
comitative — kantavineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kantavasi kantavasi
accusative nom. kantavasi kantavasi
gen. kantavasi
genitive kantavasi kantaviesi
kantavaisi rare
partitive kantavaasi kantaviasi
inessive kantavassasi kantavissasi
elative kantavastasi kantavistasi
illative kantavaasi kantaviisi
adessive kantavallasi kantavillasi
ablative kantavaltasi kantaviltasi
allative kantavallesi kantavillesi
essive kantavanasi kantavinasi
translative kantavaksesi kantaviksesi
abessive kantavattasi kantavittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kantavinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kantavamme kantavamme
accusative nom. kantavamme kantavamme
gen. kantavamme
genitive kantavamme kantaviemme
kantavaimme rare
partitive kantavaamme kantaviamme
inessive kantavassamme kantavissamme
elative kantavastamme kantavistamme
illative kantavaamme kantaviimme
adessive kantavallamme kantavillamme
ablative kantavaltamme kantaviltamme
allative kantavallemme kantavillemme
essive kantavanamme kantavinamme
translative kantavaksemme kantaviksemme
abessive kantavattamme kantavittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kantavinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kantavanne kantavanne
accusative nom. kantavanne kantavanne
gen. kantavanne
genitive kantavanne kantavienne
kantavainne rare
partitive kantavaanne kantavianne
inessive kantavassanne kantavissanne
elative kantavastanne kantavistanne
illative kantavaanne kantaviinne
adessive kantavallanne kantavillanne
ablative kantavaltanne kantaviltanne
allative kantavallenne kantavillenne
essive kantavananne kantavinanne
translative kantavaksenne kantaviksenne
abessive kantavattanne kantavittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kantavinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kantavansa kantavansa
accusative nom. kantavansa kantavansa
gen. kantavansa
genitive kantavansa kantaviensa
kantavainsa rare
partitive kantavaansa kantaviaan
kantaviansa
inessive kantavassaan
kantavassansa 		kantavissaan
kantavissansa
elative kantavastaan
kantavastansa 		kantavistaan
kantavistansa
illative kantavaansa kantaviinsa
adessive kantavallaan
kantavallansa 		kantavillaan
kantavillansa
ablative kantavaltaan
kantavaltansa 		kantaviltaan
kantaviltansa
allative kantavalleen
kantavallensa 		kantavilleen
kantavillensa
essive kantavanaan
kantavanansa 		kantavinaan
kantavinansa
translative kantavakseen
kantavaksensa 		kantavikseen
kantaviksensa
abessive kantavattaan
kantavattansa 		kantavittaan
kantavittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kantavineen
kantavinensa

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Participle

kantava

  1. present active participle of kantaa

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