vesi

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See also: vesí, vēsi, vêşi, věší, and веси

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *veci, from Proto-Uralic *wete. Cognates include Finnish vesi, Hungarian víz. May ultimately be a cognate of Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥, in which case compare to Scottish Gaelic uisge, Irish uisce, Russian вода́ (vodá), English water.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vesi (genitive vee, partitive vett)

  1. water

Declension

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Declension of vesi (ÕS type 15/käsi, d/t-ø-s gradation)
singular plural
nominative vesi veed
accusative nom.
gen. vee
genitive vete
partitive vett vesi
illative vette
veesse
vetesse
vesisse
inessive vees vetes
vesis
elative veest vetest
vesist
allative veele vetele
vesile
adessive veel vetel
vesil
ablative veelt vetelt
vesilt
translative veeks veteks
vesiks
terminative veeni veteni
essive veena vetena
abessive veeta veteta
comitative veega vetega

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • vesi”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • vesi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Faroese

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Etymology

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From English WC.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vesi n (genitive singular vesis, plural vesi or vesir)

  1. WC, toilet, bathroom

Declension

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n24 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vesi vesið vesi(r) vesini
Accusative vesi vesið vesi(r) vesini
Dative vesi ves(i)num vesum vesunum
Genitive vesis vesisins vesa vesanna

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *veci, from Proto-Uralic *wete.[1] Cognates include Estonian vesi, Erzya ведь (veď), and Hungarian víz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋesi/, [ˈʋe̞s̠i]
  • Rhymes: -esi
  • Syllabification(key): ve‧si
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Noun

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vesi

  1. water
    vesiliuosaqueous solution
    vesitasohydrofoil
    Saisinko vettä?
    Could I have water?
    Lasi(llinen) vettä, kiitos.
    A glass of water please.
    Tämä vesi on likaista.
    This water is dirty.
  2. (in place names) lake
    SuvasvesiLake Suvasvesi
  3. (usually in the plural) rheum (watery or thin discharge from the eyes)
    vedet silmissäwith tears (of joy or agony)

Declension

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Inflection of vesi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)
nominative vesi vedet
genitive veden vesien
partitive vettä vesiä
illative veteen vesiin
singular plural
nominative vesi vedet
accusative nom. vesi vedet
gen. veden
genitive veden vesien
vetten rare
partitive vettä vesiä
inessive vedessä vesissä
elative vedestä vesistä
illative veteen vesiin
adessive vedellä vesillä
ablative vedeltä vesiltä
allative vedelle vesille
essive vetenä vesinä
translative vedeksi vesiksi
abessive vedettä vesittä
instructive vesin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vesi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative veteni veteni
accusative nom. veteni veteni
gen. veteni
genitive veteni vesieni
vetteni rare
partitive vettäni vesiäni
inessive vedessäni vesissäni
elative vedestäni vesistäni
illative veteeni vesiini
adessive vedelläni vesilläni
ablative vedeltäni vesiltäni
allative vedelleni vesilleni
essive vetenäni vesinäni
translative vedekseni vesikseni
abessive vedettäni vesittäni
instructive
comitative vesineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vetesi vetesi
accusative nom. vetesi vetesi
gen. vetesi
genitive vetesi vesiesi
vettesi rare
partitive vettäsi vesiäsi
inessive vedessäsi vesissäsi
elative vedestäsi vesistäsi
illative veteesi vesiisi
adessive vedelläsi vesilläsi
ablative vedeltäsi vesiltäsi
allative vedellesi vesillesi
essive vetenäsi vesinäsi
translative vedeksesi vesiksesi
abessive vedettäsi vesittäsi
instructive
comitative vesinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vetemme vetemme
accusative nom. vetemme vetemme
gen. vetemme
genitive vetemme vesiemme
vettemme rare
partitive vettämme vesiämme
inessive vedessämme vesissämme
elative vedestämme vesistämme
illative veteemme vesiimme
adessive vedellämme vesillämme
ablative vedeltämme vesiltämme
allative vedellemme vesillemme
essive vetenämme vesinämme
translative vedeksemme vesiksemme
abessive vedettämme vesittämme
instructive
comitative vesinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vetenne vetenne
accusative nom. vetenne vetenne
gen. vetenne
genitive vetenne vesienne
vettenne rare
partitive vettänne vesiänne
inessive vedessänne vesissänne
elative vedestänne vesistänne
illative veteenne vesiinne
adessive vedellänne vesillänne
ablative vedeltänne vesiltänne
allative vedellenne vesillenne
essive vetenänne vesinänne
translative vedeksenne vesiksenne
abessive vedettänne vesittänne
instructive
comitative vesinenne

Derived terms

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adjectives
adverbs
nouns
verbs
compounds

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “vesi”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *veci. Cognates include Finnish vesi and Estonian vesi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vesi

  1. water
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 24:
      Siin ono vari vesi.
      In it is warm water.
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14:
      Jäättyi vesi.
      The water froze.

Declension

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Declension of vesi (type 5/vesi, t- gradation)
singular plural
nominative vesi veet
genitive veen vessiin, vesilöin
partitive vettä vessiä, vesilöjä
illative vettee vessii, vesilöihe
inessive vees vesiis, vesilöis
elative veest vesist, vesilöist
allative veelle vesille, vesilöille
adessive veel vesiil, vesilöil
ablative veelt vesilt, vesilöilt
translative veeks vesiks, vesilöiks
essive vetteennä, vetteen vessiinnä, vesilöinnä, vessiin, vesilöin
exessive1) vettent vessint, vesilöint
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

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “вези”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 677
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 63
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 658
  • Arvo Laanest (1997) Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 222
  • Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[4], →ISBN, pages 11-12

Karelian

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Regional variants of vesi
North Karelian
(Viena)
vesi
South Karelian
(Tver)
vezi

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *veci. Cognates include Finnish vesi and Veps vezi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋesʲi/
  • Hyphenation: ve‧si

Noun

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vesi (genitive vejen, partitive vettä)

  1. (North Karelian) water

Declension

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Viena Karelian declension of vesi (type 10/vesi, t-j gradation)
singular plural
nominative vesi vejet
genitive vejen vesien
partitive vettä vesijä
illative vesih vesilöih
inessive veješšä vesilöissä
elative veještä vesilöistä
adessive vejellä vesilöillä
ablative vejeltä vesilöiltä
translative vejekši vesilöiksi
essive vesinä vesilöinä
comitative vesilöineh
abessive vejettä vesilöittä
Possessive forms of vesi
1st person veteni
2nd person veteš
3rd person veteh
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

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  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “vesi”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 205

Slovene

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Verb

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vẹ́si

  1. second-person singular imperative of vẹ́siti

Võro

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *veci.

Noun

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vesi (genitive vii, partitive vett)

  1. water

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Votic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *veci, from Proto-Uralic *wete.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vesi

  1. water

Inflection

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Declension of vesi (type X/tuli, t- gradation)
singular plural
nominative vesi veed
genitive vee vesije, vesii
partitive vette vesiite, vesii
illative vette, vettese vesiise
inessive veez vesiiz
elative veesse vesiisse
allative veele vesiile
adessive veelle vesiille
ablative veelte vesiilte
translative veessi vesiissi
*) 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

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