haava

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haava, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hawwa- (blow, hit) or early Proto-Norse [script needed] (*hawwa-), compare Icelandic högg (hit, stroke). Cognate with Estonian haav.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: haa‧va
  • Rhymes: -ɑːʋɑ
  • IPA(key): [ˈhɑːʋɑ]

Noun

haava

  1. wound, sore (injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear)
  2. ulcer; especially in compound terms, see e.g. mahahaava (peptic ulcer), makuuhaava (pressure ulcer)
  3. (pesäpallo) A situation in which a defensive player catches the ball without it touching the ground, causing players at bases to be removed from the field, counting as outs only if they can't reach the next base.

Declension

Inflection of haava (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative haava haavat
genitive haavan haavojen
partitive haavaa haavoja
illative haavaan haavoihin
singular plural
nominative haava haavat
accusative nom. haava haavat
gen. haavan
genitive haavan haavojen
haavainrare
partitive haavaa haavoja
inessive haavassa haavoissa
elative haavasta haavoista
illative haavaan haavoihin
adessive haavalla haavoilla
ablative haavalta haavoilta
allative haavalle haavoille
essive haavana haavoina
translative haavaksi haavoiksi
instructive haavoin
abessive haavatta haavoitta
comitative haavoineen

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See also

  • not to be confused with: haapa

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