# visva
## Finnish
### Etymology

Cognate with Ingrian visvata, Karelian visva, Votic vizvata (Mati) and dialectal Estonian vism (~ visma, variant hereof). According to SSA, probably an original word.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋisʋɑ/, [ˈʋis̠ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -isʋɑ
* Hyphenation: vis‧va

### Noun

visva
* pus

#### Declension

Possessive forms of visva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
visvani
visvani
accusative
nom.
visvani
visvani
gen.
visvani
genitive
visvani
visvojeni visvaini $^{rare}$
partitive
visvaani
visvojani
inessive
visvassani
visvoissani
elative
visvastani
visvoistani
illative
visvaani
visvoihini
adessive
visvallani
visvoillani
ablative
visvaltani
visvoiltani
allative
visvalleni
visvoilleni
essive
visvanani
visvoinani
translative
visvakseni
visvoikseni
abessive
visvattani
visvoittani
instructive
comitative
—visvoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
visvasi
visvasi
accusative
nom.
visvasi
visvasi
gen.
visvasi
genitive
visvasi
visvojesi visvaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
visvaasi
visvojasi
inessive
visvassasi
visvoissasi
elative
visvastasi
visvoistasi
illative
visvaasi
visvoihisi
adessive
visvallasi
visvoillasi
ablative
visvaltasi
visvoiltasi
allative
visvallesi
visvoillesi
essive
visvanasi
visvoinasi
translative
visvaksesi
visvoiksesi
abessive
visvattasi
visvoittasi
instructive
comitative
—visvoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
visvamme
visvamme
accusative
nom.
visvamme
visvamme
gen.
visvamme
genitive
visvamme
visvojemme visvaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
visvaamme
visvojamme
inessive
visvassamme
visvoissamme
elative
visvastamme
visvoistamme
illative
visvaamme
visvoihimme
adessive
visvallamme
visvoillamme
ablative
visvaltamme
visvoiltamme
allative
visvallemme
visvoillemme
essive
visvanamme
visvoinamme
translative
visvaksemme
visvoiksemme
abessive
visvattamme
visvoittamme
instructive
comitative
—visvoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
visvanne
visvanne
accusative
nom.
visvanne
visvanne
gen.
visvanne
genitive
visvanne
visvojenne visvainne $^{rare}$
partitive
visvaanne
visvojanne
inessive
visvassanne
visvoissanne
elative
visvastanne
visvoistanne
illative
visvaanne
visvoihinne
adessive
visvallanne
visvoillanne
ablative
visvaltanne
visvoiltanne
allative
visvallenne
visvoillenne
essive
visvananne
visvoinanne
translative
visvaksenne
visvoiksenne
abessive
visvattanne
visvoittanne
instructive
comitative
—visvoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
visvansa
visvansa
accusative
nom.
visvansa
visvansa
gen.
visvansa
genitive
visvansa
visvojensa visvainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
visvaansa
visvojaan visvojansa
inessive
visvassaan visvassansa
visvoissaan visvoissansa
elative
visvastaan visvastansa
visvoistaan visvoistansa
illative
visvaansa
visvoihinsa
adessive
visvallaan visvallansa
visvoillaan visvoillansa
ablative
visvaltaan visvaltansa
visvoiltaan visvoiltansa
allative
visvalleen visvallensa
visvoilleen visvoillensa
essive
visvanaan visvanansa
visvoinaan visvoinansa
translative
visvakseen visvaksensa
visvoikseen visvoiksensa
abessive
visvattaan visvattansa
visvoittaan visvoittansa
instructive
comitative
—visvoineen visvoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* visvainen
* visvasyylä

### References

* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “visva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04