vakava

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Finnish

Etymology

vaka +‎ -va. Related to Ingrian vakkaava, Karelian vakava and Livvi vagau.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vakava (comparative vakavampi, superlative vakavin)

  1. serious
  2. grave, sombre, solemn

Declension

Inflection of vakava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative vakava vakavat
genitive vakavan vakavien
partitive vakavaa vakavia
illative vakavaan vakaviin
singular plural
nominative vakava vakavat
accusative nom. vakava vakavat
gen. vakavan
genitive vakavan vakavien
vakavain rare
partitive vakavaa vakavia
inessive vakavassa vakavissa
elative vakavasta vakavista
illative vakavaan vakaviin
adessive vakavalla vakavilla
ablative vakavalta vakavilta
allative vakavalle vakaville
essive vakavana vakavina
translative vakavaksi vakaviksi
abessive vakavatta vakavitta
instructive — vakavin
comitative — vakavine
Possessive forms of vakava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vakavani vakavani
accusative nom. vakavani vakavani
gen. vakavani
genitive vakavani vakavieni
vakavaini rare
partitive vakavaani vakaviani
inessive vakavassani vakavissani
elative vakavastani vakavistani
illative vakavaani vakaviini
adessive vakavallani vakavillani
ablative vakavaltani vakaviltani
allative vakavalleni vakavilleni
essive vakavanani vakavinani
translative vakavakseni vakavikseni
abessive vakavattani vakavittani
instructive — —
comitative — vakavineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vakavasi vakavasi
accusative nom. vakavasi vakavasi
gen. vakavasi
genitive vakavasi vakaviesi
vakavaisi rare
partitive vakavaasi vakaviasi
inessive vakavassasi vakavissasi
elative vakavastasi vakavistasi
illative vakavaasi vakaviisi
adessive vakavallasi vakavillasi
ablative vakavaltasi vakaviltasi
allative vakavallesi vakavillesi
essive vakavanasi vakavinasi
translative vakavaksesi vakaviksesi
abessive vakavattasi vakavittasi
instructive — —
comitative — vakavinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vakavamme vakavamme
accusative nom. vakavamme vakavamme
gen. vakavamme
genitive vakavamme vakaviemme
vakavaimme rare
partitive vakavaamme vakaviamme
inessive vakavassamme vakavissamme
elative vakavastamme vakavistamme
illative vakavaamme vakaviimme
adessive vakavallamme vakavillamme
ablative vakavaltamme vakaviltamme
allative vakavallemme vakavillemme
essive vakavanamme vakavinamme
translative vakavaksemme vakaviksemme
abessive vakavattamme vakavittamme
instructive — —
comitative — vakavinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vakavanne vakavanne
accusative nom. vakavanne vakavanne
gen. vakavanne
genitive vakavanne vakavienne
vakavainne rare
partitive vakavaanne vakavianne
inessive vakavassanne vakavissanne
elative vakavastanne vakavistanne
illative vakavaanne vakaviinne
adessive vakavallanne vakavillanne
ablative vakavaltanne vakaviltanne
allative vakavallenne vakavillenne
essive vakavananne vakavinanne
translative vakavaksenne vakaviksenne
abessive vakavattanne vakavittanne
instructive — —
comitative — vakavinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative vakavansa vakavansa
accusative nom. vakavansa vakavansa
gen. vakavansa
genitive vakavansa vakaviensa
vakavainsa rare
partitive vakavaansa vakaviaan
vakaviansa
inessive vakavassaan
vakavassansa 		vakavissaan
vakavissansa
elative vakavastaan
vakavastansa 		vakavistaan
vakavistansa
illative vakavaansa vakaviinsa
adessive vakavallaan
vakavallansa 		vakavillaan
vakavillansa
ablative vakavaltaan
vakavaltansa 		vakaviltaan
vakaviltansa
allative vakavalleen
vakavallensa 		vakavilleen
vakavillensa
essive vakavanaan
vakavanansa 		vakavinaan
vakavinansa
translative vakavakseen
vakavaksensa 		vakavikseen
vakaviksensa
abessive vakavattaan
vakavattansa 		vakavittaan
vakavittansa
instructive — —
comitative — vakavineen
vakavinensa

Derived terms

compounds

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