kansa
Finnish
(index ka)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kansa, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hansō (earlier *hansā). Cognate with Livvi kanzu, Veps kanz.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: kan‧sa
- Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ
- IPA(key): [ˈkɑnsɑ]
Noun
kansa
Declension
| Inflection of kansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kansa | kansat | |
| genitive | kansan | kansojen | |
| partitive | kansaa | kansoja | |
| illative | kansaan | kansoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kansa | kansat | |
| accusative | nom. | kansa | kansat |
| gen. | kansan | ||
| genitive | kansan | kansojen kansainrare | |
| partitive | kansaa | kansoja | |
| inessive | kansassa | kansoissa | |
| elative | kansasta | kansoista | |
| illative | kansaan | kansoihin | |
| adessive | kansalla | kansoilla | |
| ablative | kansalta | kansoilta | |
| allative | kansalle | kansoille | |
| essive | kansana | kansoina | |
| translative | kansaksi | kansoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kansoin | |
| abessive | kansatta | kansoitta | |
| comitative | — | kansoineen | |
Usage notes
- In the sense "nation, people" the terms kansa and kansakunta are quite synonymous, although kansa tends to refer to a cultural entity and kansakunta to a political entity.
Synonyms
- (people) rahvas (relatively derogatory)
- (nation) kansakunta
Derived terms
- adjectives: kansallinen
- nouns: kansalainen
- verbs: kansoittaa
Compounds
- kansainvaellus
- kansainvälinen
- kansainyhteisö
- kansandemokratia
- kansanedustaja
- kansanedustuslaitos
Anagrams
Meänkieli
Etymology
Cognate to Finnish kanssa.
Adverb
kansa
Swahili
Etymology
Noun
kansa (n class, plural kansa)
- cancer (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation)
Synonyms
Tagalog
Noun
kansa
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