vastavirta

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Finnish

Etymology

vasta- +‎ virta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑˌʋirtɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -irtɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): vasta‧virta

Noun

vastavirta

  1. upstream
  2. countercurrent, crosscurrent
  3. backpropagation

Declension

Inflection of vastavirta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)
nominative vastavirta vastavirrat
genitive vastavirran vastavirtojen
partitive vastavirtaa vastavirtoja
illative vastavirtaan vastavirtoihin
singular plural
nominative vastavirta vastavirrat
accusative nom. vastavirta vastavirrat
gen. vastavirran
genitive vastavirran vastavirtojen
vastavirtain rare
partitive vastavirtaa vastavirtoja
inessive vastavirrassa vastavirroissa
elative vastavirrasta vastavirroista
illative vastavirtaan vastavirtoihin
adessive vastavirralla vastavirroilla
ablative vastavirralta vastavirroilta
allative vastavirralle vastavirroille
essive vastavirtana vastavirtoina
translative vastavirraksi vastavirroiksi
abessive vastavirratta vastavirroitta
instructive vastavirroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vastavirta (Kotus type 9*K/kala, rt-rr gradation)

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From vasta- (anti-) +‎ virta (flow). Akin to Finnish vastavirta.

Pronunciation

Noun

vastavirta

  1. upstream direction

Declension

Declension of vastavirta (type 3/kana, rt-rr gradation)
singular plural
nominative vastavirta vastavirrat
genitive vastavirran vastavirtoin
partitive vastavirtaa vastavirtoja
illative vastavirtaa vastavirtoi
inessive vastavirraas vastavirrois
elative vastavirrast vastavirroist
allative vastavirralle vastavirroille
adessive vastavirraal vastavirroil
ablative vastavirralt vastavirroilt
translative vastavirraks vastavirroiks
essive vastavirtanna, vastavirtaan vastavirtoinna, vastavirtoin
exessive1) vastavirtant vastavirtoint
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.

Antonyms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 646