# vessa
## Catalan
### Verb

vessa
* inflection of vessar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Finnish
### Etymology

Irregularly derived from WC (which is usually read veesee).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋesːɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠ːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -esːɑ
* Hyphenation: 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

Possessive forms of vessa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
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 :

#### Derived terms

* kompostivessa
* sisävessa
* ulkovessa
* vesivessa
* vessaharja
* vessahätä
* vessanpytty
* vessanpönttö
* vessapaperi
* vessatauko

### Further reading

* “vessa”, 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

* saves

## French
### Pronunciation

* Homophones: vessas, vessât

### Verb

vessa
* third-person singular past historic of vesser

## Italian
### Verb

vessa
* inflection of vessare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 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)

### Etymology

From Sanskrit वैश्य (vaiśya).

### Noun

vessa m (feminine vessī or vesī)
* a Vaishya

#### Declension
### References

* Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 564.

### Further reading

* Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vessa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead