vassus

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vastus. Cognates include Finnish vastus and Estonian vastus.

Pronunciation

Noun

vassus

  1. answer
  2. solution
    • 1937, N. S. Popova, translated by Mihailov and D. I. Efimov, Arifmetiikan oppikirja alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Proveroitamma vassuksen: 286-tee lissäämmää 857, tulloo 1143.
      We'll check the solution: we will add 857 to 286, and get 1143.
  3. reply
  4. countermeasure
  5. socket (of a snap fastener)

Declension

Declension of vassus (type 2/petos, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative vassus vassukset
genitive vassuksen vassuksiin
partitive vassusta, vassust vassuksia
illative vassuksee vassuksii
inessive vassuksees vassuksiis
elative vassuksest vassuksist
allative vassukselle vassuksille
adessive vassukseel vassuksiil
ablative vassukselt vassuksilt
translative vassukseks vassuksiks
essive vassuksenna, vassukseen vassuksinna, vassuksiin
exessive1) vassuksent vassuksint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 645
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