Etymology
Irregularly derived from WC (which is usually read veesee).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋesːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -esːɑ
- Syllabification(key): ves‧sa
Noun
vessa
- toilet (room or seat)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vessa
- vetää vessa ― to flush the toilet
Usage notes
- The word, while now standard, was once considered colloquial, though never vulgar. If one wants to be absolutely safe, miestenhuone (“men's room”) and naistenhuone (“ladies' room”) may be used.
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of vessa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) |
nominative |
vessa |
vessat |
genitive |
vessan |
vessojen |
partitive |
vessaa |
vessoja |
illative |
vessaan |
vessoihin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vessa |
vessat |
accusative |
nom. |
vessa |
vessat |
gen. |
vessan |
genitive |
vessan |
vessojen vessain rare |
partitive |
vessaa |
vessoja |
inessive |
vessassa |
vessoissa |
elative |
vessasta |
vessoista |
illative |
vessaan |
vessoihin |
adessive |
vessalla |
vessoilla |
ablative |
vessalta |
vessoilta |
allative |
vessalle |
vessoille |
essive |
vessana |
vessoina |
translative |
vessaksi |
vessoiksi |
abessive |
vessatta |
vessoitta |
instructive |
— |
vessoin |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vessani |
vessani |
accusative |
nom. |
vessani |
vessani |
gen. |
vessani |
genitive |
vessani |
vessojeni vessaini rare |
partitive |
vessaani |
vessojani |
inessive |
vessassani |
vessoissani |
elative |
vessastani |
vessoistani |
illative |
vessaani |
vessoihini |
adessive |
vessallani |
vessoillani |
ablative |
vessaltani |
vessoiltani |
allative |
vessalleni |
vessoilleni |
essive |
vessanani |
vessoinani |
translative |
vessakseni |
vessoikseni |
abessive |
vessattani |
vessoittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vessoineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vessasi |
vessasi |
accusative |
nom. |
vessasi |
vessasi |
gen. |
vessasi |
genitive |
vessasi |
vessojesi vessaisi rare |
partitive |
vessaasi |
vessojasi |
inessive |
vessassasi |
vessoissasi |
elative |
vessastasi |
vessoistasi |
illative |
vessaasi |
vessoihisi |
adessive |
vessallasi |
vessoillasi |
ablative |
vessaltasi |
vessoiltasi |
allative |
vessallesi |
vessoillesi |
essive |
vessanasi |
vessoinasi |
translative |
vessaksesi |
vessoiksesi |
abessive |
vessattasi |
vessoittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vessoinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vessamme |
vessamme |
accusative |
nom. |
vessamme |
vessamme |
gen. |
vessamme |
genitive |
vessamme |
vessojemme vessaimme rare |
partitive |
vessaamme |
vessojamme |
inessive |
vessassamme |
vessoissamme |
elative |
vessastamme |
vessoistamme |
illative |
vessaamme |
vessoihimme |
adessive |
vessallamme |
vessoillamme |
ablative |
vessaltamme |
vessoiltamme |
allative |
vessallemme |
vessoillemme |
essive |
vessanamme |
vessoinamme |
translative |
vessaksemme |
vessoiksemme |
abessive |
vessattamme |
vessoittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vessoinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vessanne |
vessanne |
accusative |
nom. |
vessanne |
vessanne |
gen. |
vessanne |
genitive |
vessanne |
vessojenne vessainne rare |
partitive |
vessaanne |
vessojanne |
inessive |
vessassanne |
vessoissanne |
elative |
vessastanne |
vessoistanne |
illative |
vessaanne |
vessoihinne |
adessive |
vessallanne |
vessoillanne |
ablative |
vessaltanne |
vessoiltanne |
allative |
vessallenne |
vessoillenne |
essive |
vessananne |
vessoinanne |
translative |
vessaksenne |
vessoiksenne |
abessive |
vessattanne |
vessoittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vessoinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vessansa |
vessansa |
accusative |
nom. |
vessansa |
vessansa |
gen. |
vessansa |
genitive |
vessansa |
vessojensa vessainsa rare |
partitive |
vessaansa |
vessojaan vessojansa |
inessive |
vessassaan vessassansa |
vessoissaan vessoissansa |
elative |
vessastaan vessastansa |
vessoistaan vessoistansa |
illative |
vessaansa |
vessoihinsa |
adessive |
vessallaan vessallansa |
vessoillaan vessoillansa |
ablative |
vessaltaan vessaltansa |
vessoiltaan vessoiltansa |
allative |
vessalleen vessallensa |
vessoilleen vessoillensa |
essive |
vessanaan vessanansa |
vessoinaan vessoinansa |
translative |
vessakseen vessaksensa |
vessoikseen vessoiksensa |
abessive |
vessattaan vessattansa |
vessoittaan vessoittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vessoineen vessoinensa |
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Alternative scripts
- 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
- वेस्स (Devanagari script)
- ৰেস্স (Bengali script)
- වෙස්ස (Sinhalese script)
- ဝေဿ or ဝေသ်သ (Burmese script)
- เวสฺส or เวสสะ (Thai script)
- ᩅᩮᩔ (Tai Tham script)
- ເວສ຺ສ or ເວສສະ (Lao script)
- វេស្ស (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄬𑄥𑄴𑄥 (Chakma script)
Noun
vessa m (feminine vessī or vesī)
- a Vaishya
Declension
More information Case \ Number, Singular ...
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | vesso | vessā |
Accusative (second) | vessaṃ | vesse |
Instrumental (third) | vessena | vessehi or vessebhi |
Dative (fourth) | vessassa or vessāya or vessatthaṃ | vessānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | vessasmā or vessamhā or vessā | vessehi or vessebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | vessassa | vessānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | vessasmiṃ or vessamhi or vesse | vessesu |
Vocative (calling) | vessa | vessā |
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Declension table of "vessa" (masculine)
Further reading
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vessa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead