aasi
Appearance
'Are'are
Noun
aasi
Synonyms
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish asne or asni (Swedish åsna), from Old French asne, from Latin asinus. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (16th century).
Pronunciation
Noun
aasi
- donkey, ass (Equus asinus)
- (figuratively, derogatory) donkey, stupid person
Declension
Inflection of aasi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | aasi | aasit | |
genitive | aasin | aasien | |
partitive | aasia | aaseja | |
illative | aasiin | aaseihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | aasi | aasit | |
accusative | nom. | aasi | aasit |
gen. | aasin | ||
genitive | aasin | aasien | |
partitive | aasia | aaseja | |
inessive | aasissa | aaseissa | |
elative | aasista | aaseista | |
illative | aasiin | aaseihin | |
adessive | aasilla | aaseilla | |
ablative | aasilta | aaseilta | |
allative | aasille | aaseille | |
essive | aasina | aaseina | |
translative | aasiksi | aaseiksi | |
abessive | aasitta | aaseitta | |
instructive | — | aasein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
compounds
See also
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.
Further reading
- “aasi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Rotokas
Verb
aasi
Related terms
References
- Firchow, Irwin, Firchow, Jacqueline, Akoitai, David (1973) Vocabulary of Rotokas - Pidgin - English[2], Ukarumpa: Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 1
Rukai
Adverb
aasi
- why (interrogative)
Categories:
- 'Are'are lemmas
- 'Are'are nouns
- Finnish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Finnish terms derived from Old French
- Finnish terms derived from Latin
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑːsi
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑːsi/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish derogatory terms
- Finnish risti-type nominals
- fi:Horses
- Rotokas lemmas
- Rotokas verbs
- Rukai lemmas
- Rukai adverbs