vesi

See also: vēsi

Estonian

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈvesi/

Noun

vesi (genitive vee, partitive vett)

  1. water

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • vesi in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik
  • vesi in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat

Faroese

Etymology

From English WC.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːsɪ/

Noun

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

  1. WC, toilet, bathroom

Declension

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

vesi

  1. water
  2. (in place names) lake
  3. rheum; often in plural (vedet) (watery or thin discharge from the eyes)
  4. (in some compounds) aqueous, hydro-
    vesiliuos
    aqueous solution
    vesitaso
    hydrofoil

Declension

Inflection of vesi (Kotus type 27/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
vettenrare
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
instructive — vesin
abessive vedettä vesittä
comitative — vesineen

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

Further reading

  • vesi in Kielitoimiston sanakirja

Votic

Etymology

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

Noun

vesi (genitive vee, partitive vettä)

  1. water

Inflection

Declension of vesi
singular plural
nominative vesi veed
genitive vee vesije
partitive vettä vesiit
illative vetee vesiise
inessive veez veziz
elative veess veziss
allative veele vezile
adessive veell vezill
ablative veelt vezilt
translative veessi vezissi
essive veenä vesiinä
comitative veeka vesijeka
terminative veteessa vesiisessa

References

  • "vesi" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *veci.

Noun

vesi (genitive vii, partitive vett)

  1. water

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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