vapa

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Adnyamathanha

Noun

vapa

  1. baby

Adjective

vapa

  1. young, little

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vapa (compare dialectal Estonian vaba (“fishing rod”), Ingrian vapa (“net drying rack”), Karelian vapa (“pole; fishing rod”), Livonian vabā (“net drying rack”), Votic vapa (“net drying rack”)).

Pronunciation

Noun

vapa

  1. pole (long and slender object)
  2. fishing rod
    Synonym: onkivapa

Declension

Inflection of vapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative vapa vavat
genitive vavan vapojen
partitive vapaa vapoja
illative vapaan vapoihin
singular plural
nominative vapa vavat
accusative nom. vapa vavat
gen. vavan
genitive vavan vapojen
vapain rare
partitive vapaa vapoja
inessive vavassa vavoissa
elative vavasta vavoista
illative vapaan vapoihin
adessive vavalla vavoilla
ablative vavalta vavoilta
allative vavalle vavoille
essive vapana vapoina
translative vavaksi vavoiksi
abessive vavatta vavoitta
instructive — vavoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vapani vapani
accusative nom. vapani vapani
gen. vapani
genitive vapani vapojeni
vapaini rare
partitive vapaani vapojani
inessive vavassani vavoissani
elative vavastani vavoistani
illative vapaani vapoihini
adessive vavallani vavoillani
ablative vavaltani vavoiltani
allative vavalleni vavoilleni
essive vapanani vapoinani
translative vavakseni vavoikseni
abessive vavattani vavoittani
instructive — —
comitative — vapoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vapasi vapasi
accusative nom. vapasi vapasi
gen. vapasi
genitive vapasi vapojesi
vapaisi rare
partitive vapaasi vapojasi
inessive vavassasi vavoissasi
elative vavastasi vavoistasi
illative vapaasi vapoihisi
adessive vavallasi vavoillasi
ablative vavaltasi vavoiltasi
allative vavallesi vavoillesi
essive vapanasi vapoinasi
translative vavaksesi vavoiksesi
abessive vavattasi vavoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — vapoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vapamme vapamme
accusative nom. vapamme vapamme
gen. vapamme
genitive vapamme vapojemme
vapaimme rare
partitive vapaamme vapojamme
inessive vavassamme vavoissamme
elative vavastamme vavoistamme
illative vapaamme vapoihimme
adessive vavallamme vavoillamme
ablative vavaltamme vavoiltamme
allative vavallemme vavoillemme
essive vapanamme vapoinamme
translative vavaksemme vavoiksemme
abessive vavattamme vavoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — vapoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vapanne vapanne
accusative nom. vapanne vapanne
gen. vapanne
genitive vapanne vapojenne
vapainne rare
partitive vapaanne vapojanne
inessive vavassanne vavoissanne
elative vavastanne vavoistanne
illative vapaanne vapoihinne
adessive vavallanne vavoillanne
ablative vavaltanne vavoiltanne
allative vavallenne vavoillenne
essive vapananne vapoinanne
translative vavaksenne vavoiksenne
abessive vavattanne vavoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — vapoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative vapansa vapansa
accusative nom. vapansa vapansa
gen. vapansa
genitive vapansa vapojensa
vapainsa rare
partitive vapaansa vapojaan
vapojansa
inessive vavassaan
vavassansa 		vavoissaan
vavoissansa
elative vavastaan
vavastansa 		vavoistaan
vavoistansa
illative vapaansa vapoihinsa
adessive vavallaan
vavallansa 		vavoillaan
vavoillansa
ablative vavaltaan
vavaltansa 		vavoiltaan
vavoiltansa
allative vavalleen
vavallensa 		vavoilleen
vavoillensa
essive vapanaan
vapanansa 		vapoinaan
vapoinansa
translative vavakseen
vavaksensa 		vavoikseen
vavoiksensa
abessive vavattaan
vavattansa 		vavoittaan
vavoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — vapoineen
vapoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vapa. Cognates include Finnish vapa and dialectal Estonian vaba.

Pronunciation

Noun

vapa

  1. drying rack for fishing nets

Declension

Declension of vapa (type 3/kana, p-v gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative vapa vavat
genitive vavan vappoin
partitive vappaa vapoja
illative vappaa vappoi
inessive vavas vavois
elative vavast vavoist
allative vavalle vavoille
adessive vaval vavoil
ablative vavalt vavoilt
translative vavaks vavoiks
essive vapanna, vappaan vapoinna, vappoin
exessive1) vapant vapoint
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.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 628

Italian

Etymology

Possibly with influence with vapore (“steam”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈva.pa/
  • Rhymes: -apa
  • Hyphenation: và‧pa

Noun

vapa f (plural vape)

  1. Archaic and poetic form of vampa
    • 13th century, Monte Andrea, Ahi lasso doloroso, più non posso, lines 19–22:
      Chi dir volesse: Amor di che te pasce?, / rispondo: Di dolori e di martiri, / d'affanno, di pensieri e di sospiri; / tenemi in foco con ardenti vape.
      anyone wishing to say: "What does love give you?" / I answer: "Pains and agonies, / breathlessness, thoughts and sighs; / it holds me into fire with great flames."

References

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