usva

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Related to variant usma, Karelian usva and Inari Sami osvođ. The word could originally be descriptive.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈusʋɑ/, [ˈus̠ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -usʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): us‧va

Noun

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usva

  1. mist, fog

Usage notes

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  • The words sumu, usva and utu all describe "water vapor lightly suspended near the ground", but – strictly speaking – at different degrees. However, they may often be used synonymously with no discretion.
    • Utu describes very light vapor near the ground, especially that occurring in the morning and therefore it is translated usually as "mist" or "haze".
    • Usva describes a bit thicker vapor than utu near the ground, especially when considering the water travelling conditions. Therefore, it is translated usually as "mist", "haze" or "fog".
    • Sumu describes very thick vapor obscuring the visibility near the ground and thus, it is translated usually as "mist" or "fog".

Declension

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Inflection of usva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative usva usvat
genitive usvan usvien
partitive usvaa usvia
illative usvaan usviin
singular plural
nominative usva usvat
accusative nom. usva usvat
gen. usvan
genitive usvan usvien
usvain rare
partitive usvaa usvia
inessive usvassa usvissa
elative usvasta usvista
illative usvaan usviin
adessive usvalla usvilla
ablative usvalta usvilta
allative usvalle usville
essive usvana usvina
translative usvaksi usviksi
abessive usvatta usvitta
instructive usvin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of usva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative usvani usvani
accusative nom. usvani usvani
gen. usvani
genitive usvani usvieni
usvaini rare
partitive usvaani usviani
inessive usvassani usvissani
elative usvastani usvistani
illative usvaani usviini
adessive usvallani usvillani
ablative usvaltani usviltani
allative usvalleni usvilleni
essive usvanani usvinani
translative usvakseni usvikseni
abessive usvattani usvittani
instructive
comitative usvineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative usvasi usvasi
accusative nom. usvasi usvasi
gen. usvasi
genitive usvasi usviesi
usvaisi rare
partitive usvaasi usviasi
inessive usvassasi usvissasi
elative usvastasi usvistasi
illative usvaasi usviisi
adessive usvallasi usvillasi
ablative usvaltasi usviltasi
allative usvallesi usvillesi
essive usvanasi usvinasi
translative usvaksesi usviksesi
abessive usvattasi usvittasi
instructive
comitative usvinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative usvamme usvamme
accusative nom. usvamme usvamme
gen. usvamme
genitive usvamme usviemme
usvaimme rare
partitive usvaamme usviamme
inessive usvassamme usvissamme
elative usvastamme usvistamme
illative usvaamme usviimme
adessive usvallamme usvillamme
ablative usvaltamme usviltamme
allative usvallemme usvillemme
essive usvanamme usvinamme
translative usvaksemme usviksemme
abessive usvattamme usvittamme
instructive
comitative usvinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative usvanne usvanne
accusative nom. usvanne usvanne
gen. usvanne
genitive usvanne usvienne
usvainne rare
partitive usvaanne usvianne
inessive usvassanne usvissanne
elative usvastanne usvistanne
illative usvaanne usviinne
adessive usvallanne usvillanne
ablative usvaltanne usviltanne
allative usvallenne usvillenne
essive usvananne usvinanne
translative usvaksenne usviksenne
abessive usvattanne usvittanne
instructive
comitative usvinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative usvansa usvansa
accusative nom. usvansa usvansa
gen. usvansa
genitive usvansa usviensa
usvainsa rare
partitive usvaansa usviaan
usviansa
inessive usvassaan
usvassansa
usvissaan
usvissansa
elative usvastaan
usvastansa
usvistaan
usvistansa
illative usvaansa usviinsa
adessive usvallaan
usvallansa
usvillaan
usvillansa
ablative usvaltaan
usvaltansa
usviltaan
usviltansa
allative usvalleen
usvallensa
usvilleen
usvillensa
essive usvanaan
usvanansa
usvinaan
usvinansa
translative usvakseen
usvaksensa
usvikseen
usviksensa
abessive usvattaan
usvattansa
usvittaan
usvittansa
instructive
comitative usvineen
usvinensa

Synonyms

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  • sumu (see the usage notes)

Derived terms

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