From Proto-Finnic *vaka. Cognate to Estonian vaga, Ingrian vaka, Livonian vagā, Livvi vagau and Votic vaka. The long vowel probably emerged as a means to ensure the strong grade in all forms, and may have been inspired by vajaa and vapaa.[1]
vakaa (comparative vakaampi, superlative vakain)
| Inflection of vakaa (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vakaa | vakaat | |
| genitive | vakaan | vakaiden vakaitten | |
| partitive | vakaata | vakaita | |
| illative | vakaaseen | vakaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vakaa | vakaat | |
| accusative | nom. | vakaa | vakaat |
| gen. | vakaan | ||
| genitive | vakaan | vakaiden vakaitten | |
| partitive | vakaata | vakaita | |
| inessive | vakaassa | vakaissa | |
| elative | vakaasta | vakaista | |
| illative | vakaaseen | vakaisiin vakaihin rare | |
| adessive | vakaalla | vakailla | |
| ablative | vakaalta | vakailta | |
| allative | vakaalle | vakaille | |
| essive | vakaana | vakaina | |
| translative | vakaaksi | vakaiksi | |
| abessive | vakaatta | vakaitta | |
| instructive | — | vakain | |
| comitative | — | vakaine | |