vaski

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaski, from Proto-Uralic *waśke. Cognate with Estonian vask, Erzya уське (uśke) and Hungarian vas. Originally meant “copper” in a broad sense; displaced later by borrowings (e.g. kupari (“copper”), pronssi (“bronze”), messinki (“brass”)) in practically all of these senses, and now only used in specialized or archaic contexts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑski/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠k̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑski
• Syllabification^(key): vas‧ki
• Hyphenation^(key): vas‧ki

Noun

vaski

1. (archaic or literary) synonym of kupari (“copper”)
2. (archaic) synonym of pronssi (“bronze”) (established and still used in some compounds)

   vaskikello ― a bell (especially church-bell) made of bronze

3. (archaic) synonym of messinki (“brass”) (established and still used in some compounds)

   vaskisoitin / vaskipuhallin ― brass instrument

4. (music, in the plural) brass section of an orchestra

   Synonym: vaskisektio

Declension

Inflection of vaski (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative		vaski	vasket
genitive		vasken	vaskien
partitive		vaskea	vaskia
illative		vaskeen	vaskiin
		singular	plural
nominative		vaski	vasket
accusative	nom.	vaski	vasket
	gen.	vasken
genitive		vasken	vaskien
partitive		vaskea	vaskia
inessive		vaskessa	vaskissa
elative		vaskesta	vaskista
illative		vaskeen	vaskiin
adessive		vaskella	vaskilla
ablative		vaskelta	vaskilta
allative		vaskelle	vaskille
essive		vaskena	vaskina
translative		vaskeksi	vaskiksi
abessive		vasketta	vaskitta
instructive		—	vaskin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vaski (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vaskeni vaskeni accusative nom. vaskeni vaskeni gen. vaskeni genitive vaskeni vaskieni partitive vaskeani vaskiani inessive vaskessani vaskissani elative vaskestani vaskistani illative vaskeeni vaskiini adessive vaskellani vaskillani ablative vaskeltani vaskiltani allative vaskelleni vaskilleni essive vaskenani vaskinani translative vaskekseni vaskikseni abessive vaskettani vaskittani instructive — — comitative — vaskineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vaskesi vaskesi accusative nom. vaskesi vaskesi gen. vaskesi genitive vaskesi vaskiesi partitive vaskeasi vaskiasi inessive vaskessasi vaskissasi elative vaskestasi vaskistasi illative vaskeesi vaskiisi adessive vaskellasi vaskillasi ablative vaskeltasi vaskiltasi allative vaskellesi vaskillesi essive vaskenasi vaskinasi translative vaskeksesi vaskiksesi abessive vaskettasi vaskittasi instructive — — comitative — vaskinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vaskemme vaskemme accusative nom. vaskemme vaskemme gen. vaskemme genitive vaskemme vaskiemme partitive vaskeamme vaskiamme inessive vaskessamme vaskissamme elative vaskestamme vaskistamme illative vaskeemme vaskiimme adessive vaskellamme vaskillamme ablative vaskeltamme vaskiltamme allative vaskellemme vaskillemme essive vaskenamme vaskinamme translative vaskeksemme vaskiksemme abessive vaskettamme vaskittamme instructive — — comitative — vaskinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vaskenne vaskenne accusative nom. vaskenne vaskenne gen. vaskenne genitive vaskenne vaskienne partitive vaskeanne vaskianne inessive vaskessanne vaskissanne elative vaskestanne vaskistanne illative vaskeenne vaskiinne adessive vaskellanne vaskillanne ablative vaskeltanne vaskiltanne allative vaskellenne vaskillenne essive vaskenanne vaskinanne translative vaskeksenne vaskiksenne abessive vaskettanne vaskittanne instructive — — comitative — vaskinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vaskensa vaskensa accusative nom. vaskensa vaskensa gen. vaskensa genitive vaskensa vaskiensa partitive vaskeaan vaskeansa vaskiaan vaskiansa inessive vaskessaan vaskessansa vaskissaan vaskissansa elative vaskestaan vaskestansa vaskistaan vaskistansa illative vaskeensa vaskiinsa adessive vaskellaan vaskellansa vaskillaan vaskillansa ablative vaskeltaan vaskeltansa vaskiltaan vaskiltansa allative vaskelleen vaskellensa vaskilleen vaskillensa essive vaskenaan vaskenansa vaskinaan vaskinansa translative vaskekseen vaskeksensa vaskikseen vaskiksensa abessive vaskettaan vaskettansa vaskittaan vaskittansa instructive — — comitative — vaskineen vaskinensa

Derived terms

• vaskinen
• vaskitsa

compounds

• vaskikala
• vaskikäärme
• vaskipasuuna
• vaskipuhallin
• vaskiseitikki
• vaskisektio
• vaskisoitin
• vaskiyhtye

Further reading

• “vaski”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023

Anagrams

• kasvi, kvasi-, vaksi

Icelandic

Noun

vaski

1. indefinite dative singular of vaskur

Verb

vaski

1. inflection of vaska:
   1. first-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person present subjunctive

Ido

Noun

vaski

1. plural of vasko

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaski. Cognates include Finnish vaski and Estonian vask.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑski/, [ˈʋɑs̠kʲ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑski/, [ˈʋɑʃki]
• Rhymes: -ɑskʲ, -ɑski
• Hyphenation: vas‧ki

Noun

vaski

1. copper
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 40:

     Vasen ja tinan sekotust saotaa bronzaks.

     The mixture of copper and tin is called bronze.

Declension

Declension of vaski (type 5/lehti, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vaski	vaset
genitive	vasen	vaskiin, vaskiloin
partitive	vaskia	vaskija, vaskiloja
illative	vaskee	vaskii, vaskiloihe
inessive	vases	vasis, vaskilois
elative	vasest	vasist, vaskiloist
allative	vaselle	vasille, vaskiloille
adessive	vasel	vasil, vaskiloil
ablative	vaselt	vasilt, vaskiloilt
translative	vaseks	vasiks, vaskiloiks
essive	vaskenna, vaskeen	vaskinna, vaskiloinna, vaskiin, vaskiloin
exessive1)	vaskent	vaskint, vaskiloint
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

• vaskihammas
• vaskiin
• vaskilauta
• vaskimato
• vaskinyblä
• vaskiraha

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 644

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian vaski. Doublet of vahtši (Lempola, Mati, inherited).

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑski/, [ˈvɑskʲi]
• Rhymes: -ɑski
• Hyphenation: vas‧ki

Noun

vaski

1. copper

Inflection

Declension of vaski (type VII/nimi, sk-zg gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vaski	vazgõd
genitive	vazgõ	vaskijõ, vaskii
partitive	vaskia	vaskiitõ, vaskii
illative	vaskõsõ, vaskõ	vaskiisõ
inessive	vazgõz	vaskiiz
elative	vazgõssõ	vaskiissõ
allative	vazgõlõ	vaskiilõ
adessive	vazgõllõ	vaskiillõ
ablative	vazgõltõ	vaskiiltõ
translative	vazgõssi	vaskiissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “vaski”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn