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vahva

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vahva (compare Estonian vahva).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝xʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vah‧va
  • Hyphenation(key): vah‧va

Adjective

vahva (comparative vahvempi, superlative vahvin)

  1. strong, powerful (capable of exerting or withstanding great physical force; possessing power, might, or strength)
    Synonym: voimakas
    Antonym: heikko
    vahva miesa strong man
    vahva magneettia strong magnet
    vahva asemaa strong position
    olla vahvoillato be in a strong position, have the edge
  2. strong (capable of withstanding great physical force)
    Synonyms: luja, kestävä, tukeva, vankka
    Antonym: heikko
    vahva liitosa strong joint
    vahva kangasa strong fabric
  3. strong (highly stimulating to the senses)
    Synonyms: väkevä, tuikea, tuju, tymäkkä, voimakas, kipakka (smell and taste), kova (hearing), (slang) stydi
  4. strong, powerful (having a powerful effect, as of a chemical; not dilute; containing the active ingredient in great quantity)
    vahva lääkea strong medicine
    vahva kahvistrong coffee
  5. strong, convincing (e.g. of evidence)
    Antonym: heikko
  6. thick, sturdy (of a layer of material such as a wall or fabric; not thin or fragile)
    Antonym: heikko
  7. strong (determined; unyielding)
    Synonym: luja
  8. rich (e.g. of soil: containing large amounts of nutrients)
  9. thick, dense (e.g. of hair or smoke)
  10. (chemistry) strong (that completely ionizes into anions and cations in a solution)
    Antonym: heikko
  11. (grammar) strong (fortis, of a grade in consonant gradation)
    Antonym: heikko
  12. (grammar) strong (inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs)
    Antonym: heikko

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

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Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

vahva (comparative vahvemp)

  1. strong
  2. (grammar) strong
    vahva steeppenistrong grade
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20:
      Vahvan steeppenin t vaihtui l-aa.
      The t of the strong grade is changed into an l.
  3. (phonology) primary
    vahva painoprimary stress
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:
      Paino voip ollaa vahva, poolivahva, ja slaaboi, siis sitä voip sannoa i painottomaks.
      Stress can be primary, secondary, and tertiary, thus this can also be called unstressed.

Declension

More information Declension of (type 3/kana, no gradation), singular ...

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References

  • V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 57
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 630
  • Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014), Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 76
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