Finnish

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Etymology

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vesi +‎ hauta

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌhɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌhɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ve‧si‧hau‧ta

Noun

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vesihauta

  1. (sports, show jumping, horse racing) water jump (primarily one where the water is reasonably deep)
  2. watery grave

Declension

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Inflection of vesihauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative vesihauta vesihaudat
genitive vesihaudan vesihautojen
partitive vesihautaa vesihautoja
illative vesihautaan vesihautoihin
singular plural
nominative vesihauta vesihaudat
accusative nom. vesihauta vesihaudat
gen. vesihaudan
genitive vesihaudan vesihautojen
vesihautain rare
partitive vesihautaa vesihautoja
inessive vesihaudassa vesihaudoissa
elative vesihaudasta vesihaudoista
illative vesihautaan vesihautoihin
adessive vesihaudalla vesihaudoilla
ablative vesihaudalta vesihaudoilta
allative vesihaudalle vesihaudoille
essive vesihautana vesihautoina
translative vesihaudaksi vesihaudoiksi
abessive vesihaudatta vesihaudoitta
instructive vesihaudoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vesihauta (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)

See also

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  • vesieste (used for the water jump in steeplechase (athletics) for instance)

Further reading

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