# usva
## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈusʋɑ/, [ˈus̠ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -usʋɑ
* Hyphenation: us‧va

### Noun

usva
* mist, fog

#### Usage notes

* 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

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

* sumu (see the usage notes)

#### Derived terms

* usvainen

### Further reading

* “usva”, 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

### Anagrams

* savu, vasu