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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vahva, compare Estonian vahva. Further origin unknown; comparisons to Hungarian vastag (“thick”) have not been accepted.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vahva (comparative vahvempi, superlative vahvin)
- strong, powerful (capable of exerting or withstanding great physical force; possessing power, might, or strength)
- Synonym: voimakas
- Antonym: heikko
- vahva mies ― a strong man
- vahva magneetti ― a strong magnet
- vahva asema ― a strong position
- olla vahvoilla ― to be in a strong position, have the edge
- strong (capable of withstanding great physical force)
- Synonyms: luja, kestävä, tukeva, vankka
- Antonym: heikko
- vahva liitos ― a strong joint
- vahva kangas ― a strong fabric
- strong (highly stimulating to the senses)
- Synonyms: väkevä, tuikea, tuju, tymäkkä, voimakas, kipakka (smell and taste), kova (hearing), (slang) stydi
- strong, powerful (having a powerful effect, as of a chemical; not dilute; containing the active ingredient in great quantity)
- vahva lääke ― a strong medicine
- vahva kahvi ― strong coffee
- strong, convincing (e.g. of evidence)
- Antonym: heikko
- thick, sturdy (of a layer of material such as a wall or fabric; not thin or fragile)
- Antonym: heikko
- strong (determined; unyielding)
- Synonym: luja
- rich (e.g. of soil: containing large amounts of nutrients)
- thick, dense (e.g. of hair or smoke)
- (chemistry) strong (that completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution)
- (grammar) strong (fortis, of a grade in consonant gradation)
- (grammar) strong (inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs)
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Further reading
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vahva. Cognates include Finnish vahva and Estonian vahva.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vahva (comparative vahvemp)
- strong
- (grammar) strong
- vahva steeppeni ― strong grade
1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20:Vahvan steeppenin t vaihtui l-aa.- The t of the strong grade is changed into an l.
- (phonology) primary
- vahva paino ― primary stress
1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:Paino voip ollaa vahva, poolivahva, ja slaaboi, siis sitä voip sannoa i painottomaks.- Stress can be primary, secondary, and tertiary, thus this can also be called unstressed.
Declension
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of "grammar"): slaaboi
- (antonym(s) of "having physical strength"): slaaboi
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References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 630
- Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 76