vasara

See also: Vasara, vására, vasarā, and vasarą

Estonian

Noun

vasara

1. genitive singular of vasar

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vasara, from Proto-Finno-Permic *waśara (compare Erzya узере (uźeŕe)), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáȷ́ras. Compare Sanskrit वज्र (vájra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑsɑrɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠ɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): va‧sa‧ra

Noun

vasara

1. hammer (tool)
2. hammer (piano part)
3. mallet (certain parts or things; usually mallet is nuija)

   kumivasara ― rubber mallet

4. (anatomy) malleus, hammer (one of the bones in the ear)

Declension

Inflection of vasara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		vasara	vasarat
genitive		vasaran	vasaroiden vasaroitten
partitive		vasaraa	vasaroita
illative		vasaraan	vasaroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vasara	vasarat
accusative	nom.	vasara	vasarat
	gen.	vasaran
genitive		vasaran	vasaroiden vasaroitten vasarain rare
partitive		vasaraa	vasaroita
inessive		vasarassa	vasaroissa
elative		vasarasta	vasaroista
illative		vasaraan	vasaroihin
adessive		vasaralla	vasaroilla
ablative		vasaralta	vasaroilta
allative		vasaralle	vasaroille
essive		vasarana	vasaroina
translative		vasaraksi	vasaroiksi
abessive		vasaratta	vasaroitta
instructive		—	vasaroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vasara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vasarani vasarani accusative nom. vasarani vasarani gen. vasarani genitive vasarani vasaroideni vasaroitteni vasaraini rare partitive vasaraani vasaroitani inessive vasarassani vasaroissani elative vasarastani vasaroistani illative vasaraani vasaroihini adessive vasarallani vasaroillani ablative vasaraltani vasaroiltani allative vasaralleni vasaroilleni essive vasaranani vasaroinani translative vasarakseni vasaroikseni abessive vasarattani vasaroittani instructive — — comitative — vasaroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vasarasi vasarasi accusative nom. vasarasi vasarasi gen. vasarasi genitive vasarasi vasaroidesi vasaroittesi vasaraisi rare partitive vasaraasi vasaroitasi inessive vasarassasi vasaroissasi elative vasarastasi vasaroistasi illative vasaraasi vasaroihisi adessive vasarallasi vasaroillasi ablative vasaraltasi vasaroiltasi allative vasarallesi vasaroillesi essive vasaranasi vasaroinasi translative vasaraksesi vasaroiksesi abessive vasarattasi vasaroittasi instructive — — comitative — vasaroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vasaramme vasaramme accusative nom. vasaramme vasaramme gen. vasaramme genitive vasaramme vasaroidemme vasaroittemme vasaraimme rare partitive vasaraamme vasaroitamme inessive vasarassamme vasaroissamme elative vasarastamme vasaroistamme illative vasaraamme vasaroihimme adessive vasarallamme vasaroillamme ablative vasaraltamme vasaroiltamme allative vasarallemme vasaroillemme essive vasaranamme vasaroinamme translative vasaraksemme vasaroiksemme abessive vasarattamme vasaroittamme instructive — — comitative — vasaroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vasaranne vasaranne accusative nom. vasaranne vasaranne gen. vasaranne genitive vasaranne vasaroidenne vasaroittenne vasarainne rare partitive vasaraanne vasaroitanne inessive vasarassanne vasaroissanne elative vasarastanne vasaroistanne illative vasaraanne vasaroihinne adessive vasarallanne vasaroillanne ablative vasaraltanne vasaroiltanne allative vasarallenne vasaroillenne essive vasarananne vasaroinanne translative vasaraksenne vasaroiksenne abessive vasarattanne vasaroittanne instructive — — comitative — vasaroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vasaransa vasaransa accusative nom. vasaransa vasaransa gen. vasaransa genitive vasaransa vasaroidensa vasaroittensa vasarainsa rare partitive vasaraansa vasaroitaan vasaroitansa inessive vasarassaan vasarassansa vasaroissaan vasaroissansa elative vasarastaan vasarastansa vasaroistaan vasaroistansa illative vasaraansa vasaroihinsa adessive vasarallaan vasarallansa vasaroillaan vasaroillansa ablative vasaraltaan vasaraltansa vasaroiltaan vasaroiltansa allative vasaralleen vasarallensa vasaroilleen vasaroillensa essive vasaranaan vasaranansa vasaroinaan vasaroinansa translative vasarakseen vasaraksensa vasaroikseen vasaroiksensa abessive vasarattaan vasarattansa vasaroittaan vasaroittansa instructive — — comitative — vasaroineen vasaroinensa

Synonyms

• (malleus): vasaraluu

Derived terms

• vasaroida
• vasartaa

 

compounds

• harjapäävasara
• hydraulivasara
• höyryvasara
• ilmavasara
• iskuvasara
• isovasara
• juotosvasara
• juottovasara
• kankivasara
• konevasara
• kumivasara
• kuonavasara
• kuulapäävasara
• lyijyvasara
• läskivasara
• muovivasara
• muurarinvasara
• niittausvasara
• nokivasara
• paineilmavasara
• pajavasara
• pallopäävasara
• peltivasara
• poravasara
• pudotusvasara
• puuvasara
• sorkkavasara
• sotavasara
• takovasara
• talttavasara
• tiilivasara
• vasarahai
• vasarahinta
• vasarajuotin
• vasarakirves
• vasaraklaveeri
• vasarakoneisto
• vasaralaite
• vasaraluu
• vasaramies
• vasaramurskain
• vasaranisku
• vasaranvarsi
• vasarapäähekko
• vasarapäälepakko
• vasarasormi
• vasaravarvas
• väkivasara

 

See also

• leka
• moukari
• nuija

Further reading

• “vasara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (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

• raavas, rasvaa, saarva

Ingrian

Vasara.

Alternative forms

• vassaara (dialectal)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vasara. Cognates include Finnish vasara and Estonian vasar.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑsɑrɑ/, [ˈʋɑs̠ɑr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑsɑːrɑ/, [ˈʋɑʃˑɑːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑr, -ɑsɑːrɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧sa‧ra

Noun

vasara

1. hammer
   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 11:

     Jurmast jooksoot pakkaiset, niku vasaranka kolkuttelloot.

     Briskly the frosts set in, like with a hammer they knock.

Declension

Declension of vasara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vasara	vasarat
genitive	vasaran	vasaroin
partitive	vasaraa	vasaroja
illative	vasaraa	vasaroihe
inessive	vasaraas	vasarois
elative	vasarast	vasaroist
allative	vasaralle	vasaroille
adessive	vasaraal	vasaroil
ablative	vasaralt	vasaroilt
translative	vasaraks	vasaroiks
essive	vasaranna, vasaraan	vasaroinna, vasaroin
exessive1)	vasarant	vasaroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• käsivasara

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[4], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 15
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 644

Latvian

Vasara

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *was(e)r, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vasaɾa] IPA^(key): [vɑsɑɾɑ]

• Audio:

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Noun

vasara f (4th declension)

1. summer (season of the year, from June 21-22 to September 22-23 in the Northern Hemisphere, characterized by the highest temperatures of the year)

   karsta, sausa vasara ― hot, dry summer

   slapja, lietaina vasara ― wet, rainy summer

   saulaina vasara ― sunny summer

   iestājās vasara ― summer has started

   pēdējais vasaras mēnesis ― last summer month

   karsta vasaras diena ― hot summer day

   pavadīt vasaras laukos ― to spend the summer in the countryside

   vasaras saulgrieži ― summer solstice

   meteoroloģiskā vasara sākas, kad diennakts vidējā gaisa temperatūra sasniedz 15° C ― the meteorological summer begins when the daily average air temperature reaches 15° C

   kas ir vasara? saule, lietus, zaļa zeme un zili ūdeņi, garas, karstas dienas un īsas naktis ― what is summer? sun, rain, green earth and blue waters, long, hot days and short nights

2. (in the genitive, used adjectivally) summer; typical of summer; which happens, is used in summer

   vasaras atpūta ― summer rest

   vasaras laiks ― summer time (= daylight saving time)

   vasaras mītne ― summer residence

   vasaras mētelis, kleita ― summer coat, dress

   vasaras mieži ― summer barley (i.e., sown in spring and mature already in summer, in the same year)

   vasaras āboli ― summer apples (i.e., those that mature early, before the beginning of autumn)

Declension

Declension of vasara (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	vasara	vasaras
accusative (akuzatīvs)	vasaru	vasaras
genitive (ģenitīvs)	vasaras	vasaru
dative (datīvs)	vasarai	vasarām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	vasaru	vasarām
locative (lokatīvs)	vasarā	vasarās
vocative (vokatīvs)	vasara	vasaras

Derived terms

• atvasara
• šovasar, tovasar
• vasaras raibums
• vasarīgs

See also

• gadalaiks
• sezona

(seasons) četri gadalaiki; pavasaris, vasara, rudens, ziema ^{(Category: lv:Seasons)}

Lithuanian

Vasara

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *was(e)r, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvasɐrɐ]

Noun

vãsara f (plural vãsaros) stress pattern 1

1. summer

Declension

Declension of vãsara

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	vãsara	vãsaros
genitive (kilmininkas)	vãsaros	vãsarų
dative (naudininkas)	vãsarai	vãsaroms
accusative (galininkas)	vãsarą	vãsaras
instrumental (įnagininkas)	vãsara	vãsaromis
locative (vietininkas)	vãsaroje	vãsarose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	vãsara	vãsaros

See also

Seasons in Lithuanian · metų laikai (layout · text) · category
pavasaris (“spring”)	vasara (“summer”)	ruduo (“autumn”)	žiema (“winter”)

Further reading

• “vasara”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “vasara”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024