vastaranta

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Finnish

Etymology

vasta- (opposite, counter-) +‎ ranta (shore)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑˌrɑntɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): vasta‧ranta

Noun

vastaranta

  1. opposite shore
    Kuinka kauan kestää päästä vastarannalle?
    How long will it take to reach the opposite shore?

Declension

Inflection of vastaranta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative vastaranta vastarannat
genitive vastarannan vastarantojen
partitive vastarantaa vastarantoja
illative vastarantaan vastarantoihin
singular plural
nominative vastaranta vastarannat
accusative nom. vastaranta vastarannat
gen. vastarannan
genitive vastarannan vastarantojen
vastarantain rare
partitive vastarantaa vastarantoja
inessive vastarannassa vastarannoissa
elative vastarannasta vastarannoista
illative vastarantaan vastarantoihin
adessive vastarannalla vastarannoilla
ablative vastarannalta vastarannoilta
allative vastarannalle vastarannoille
essive vastarantana vastarantoina
translative vastarannaksi vastarannoiksi
abessive vastarannatta vastarannoitta
instructive vastarannoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vastaranta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)

Derived terms

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From vasta- (opposite) +‎ ranta (shore). Akin to Finnish vastaranta.

Pronunciation

Noun

vastaranta

  1. opposite shore

Declension

Declension of vastaranta (type 3/kana, nt-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative vastaranta vastarannat
genitive vastarannan vastarantoin
partitive vastarantaa vastarantoja
illative vastarantaa vastarantoi
inessive vastarannaas vastarannois
elative vastarannast vastarannoist
allative vastarannalle vastarannoille
adessive vastarannaal vastarannoil
ablative vastarannalt vastarannoilt
translative vastarannaks vastarannoiks
essive vastarantanna, vastarantaan vastarantoinna, vastarantoin
exessive1) vastarantant vastarantoint
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 646