From Proto-Finnic *vanha, from Proto-Finno-Permic *wanša. Cognate with Estonian vana, Komi-Zyrian важ (važ), Udmurt вуж (vuž).
vanha (comparative vanhempi, superlative vanhin)
Inflection of vanha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | vanha | vanhat | |
genitive | vanhan | vanhojen | |
partitive | vanhaa | vanhoja | |
illative | vanhaan | vanhoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vanha | vanhat | |
accusative | nom. | vanha | vanhat |
gen. | vanhan | ||
genitive | vanhan | vanhojen vanhain rare | |
partitive | vanhaa | vanhoja | |
inessive | vanhassa | vanhoissa | |
elative | vanhasta | vanhoista | |
illative | vanhaan | vanhoihin | |
adessive | vanhalla | vanhoilla | |
ablative | vanhalta | vanhoilta | |
allative | vanhalle | vanhoille | |
essive | vanhana | vanhoina | |
translative | vanhaksi | vanhoiksi | |
abessive | vanhatta | vanhoitta | |
instructive | — | vanhoin | |
comitative | — | vanhoine |
From Proto-Finnic *vanha. Cognates include Finnish vanha and Estonian vana.
vanha (comparative vanhemp)
Declension of vanha (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vanha | vanhat |
genitive | vanhan | vanhoin |
partitive | vanhaa | vanhoja |
illative | vanhaa | vanhoi |
inessive | vanhaas | vanhois |
elative | vanhast | vanhoist |
allative | vanhalle | vanhoille |
adessive | vanhaal | vanhoil |
ablative | vanhalt | vanhoilt |
translative | vanhaks | vanhoiks |
essive | vanhanna, vanhaan | vanhoinna, vanhoin |
exessive1) | vanhant | vanhoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
North Karelian (Viena) |
vanha |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
vanha |
From Proto-Finnic *vanha. Cognates include Finnish vanha and Estonian vana.
vanha (genitive vanhan, partitive vanhua, comparative vanhempi / vanhembi, superlative vanhin)
Viena Karelian declension of vanha (type 4/kala, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | vanha | vanhat | |
genitive | vanhan | vanhojen | |
partitive | vanhua | vanhoja | |
illative | vanhah | vanhoih | |
inessive | vanhašša | vanhoissa | |
elative | vanhašta | vanhoista | |
adessive | vanhalla | vanhoilla | |
ablative | vanhalta | vanhoilta | |
translative | vanhakši | vanhoiksi | |
essive | vanhana | vanhoina | |
comitative | — | vanhoineh | |
abessive | vanhatta | vanhoitta |
Tver Karelian declension of vanha (type 4/kala no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | vanha | vanhat | |
genitive | vanhan | vanhoin | |
partitive | vanhua | vanhoida | |
illative | vanhah | vanhoih | |
inessive | vanhašša | vanhoissa | |
elative | vanhašta | vanhoista | |
adessive | vanhalla | vanhoilla | |
ablative | vanhalda | vanhoilda | |
translative | vanhakši | vanhoiksi | |
essive | vanhana | vanhoina | |
comitative | vanhanke | vanhoinke | |
abessive | vanhatta | vanhoitta |
Possessive forms of vanha | ||
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1st person | vanhani | |
2nd person | vanhaš | |
3rd person | vanhah | |
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. |