vastoa
Finnish
FWOTD – 6 December 2023
Etymology 1
From vasta + -oa. Compare Veps vastoida.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstoɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠to̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑstoɑ
- Syllabification(key): vas‧to‧a
- Hyphenation(key): vas‧toa
Verb
vastoa (transitive, usually atelic, intransitive)
- To whip with a vasta, a birchen bath broom (typically in a sauna).
- Synonym: vihtoa
- 2016, Bruno Ahveninen, Rajakylän saaga: sukujuurilla, →ISBN:
- Kun Aaro ja Olli oli saatu puhtaiksi, lyötiin löylyä lisää, ja jokainen sai vastoa mielensä mukaan.
- Once Aaro and Olli were squeaky clean, more löyly was thrown, and everyone got to vastoa to their heart's content.
Conjugation
| Inflection of vastoa (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | vaston | en vasto | 1st sing. | olen vastonut | en ole vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | vastot | et vasto | 2nd sing. | olet vastonut | et ole vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | vastoo | ei vasto | 3rd sing. | on vastonut | ei ole vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | vastomme | emme vasto | 1st plur. | olemme vastoneet | emme ole vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | vastotte | ette vasto | 2nd plur. | olette vastoneet | ette ole vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | vastovat | eivät vasto | 3rd plur. | ovat vastoneet | eivät ole vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | vastotaan | ei vastota | passive | on vastottu | ei ole vastottu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | vastoin | en vastonut | 1st sing. | olin vastonut | en ollut vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | vastoit | et vastonut | 2nd sing. | olit vastonut | et ollut vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | vastoi | ei vastonut | 3rd sing. | oli vastonut | ei ollut vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | vastoimme | emme vastoneet | 1st plur. | olimme vastoneet | emme olleet vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | vastoitte | ette vastoneet | 2nd plur. | olitte vastoneet | ette olleet vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | vastoivat | eivät vastoneet | 3rd plur. | olivat vastoneet | eivät olleet vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | vastottiin | ei vastottu | passive | oli vastottu | ei ollut vastottu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | vastoisin | en vastoisi | 1st sing. | olisin vastonut | en olisi vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | vastoisit | et vastoisi | 2nd sing. | olisit vastonut | et olisi vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | vastoisi | ei vastoisi | 3rd sing. | olisi vastonut | ei olisi vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | vastoisimme | emme vastoisi | 1st plur. | olisimme vastoneet | emme olisi vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | vastoisitte | ette vastoisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte vastoneet | ette olisi vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | vastoisivat | eivät vastoisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat vastoneet | eivät olisi vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | vastottaisiin | ei vastottaisi | passive | olisi vastottu | ei olisi vastottu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | vasto | älä vasto | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | vastokoon | älköön vastoko | 3rd sing. | olkoon vastonut | älköön olko vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | vastokaamme | älkäämme vastoko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | vastokaa | älkää vastoko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | vastokoot | älkööt vastoko | 3rd plur. | olkoot vastoneet | älkööt olko vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | vastottakoon | älköön vastottako | passive | olkoon vastottu | älköön olko vastottu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | vastonen | en vastone | 1st sing. | lienen vastonut | en liene vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | vastonet | et vastone | 2nd sing. | lienet vastonut | et liene vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | vastonee | ei vastone | 3rd sing. | lienee vastonut | ei liene vastonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | vastonemme | emme vastone | 1st plur. | lienemme vastoneet | emme liene vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | vastonette | ette vastone | 2nd plur. | lienette vastoneet | ette liene vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | vastonevat | eivät vastone | 3rd plur. | lienevät vastoneet | eivät liene vastoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | vastottaneen | ei vastottane | passive | lienee vastottu | ei liene vastottu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | vastoa | present | vastova | vastottava | |||||||||||||||||
| long 1st1 |
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past | vastonut | vastottu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | vastoessa | vastottaessa | agent4 | vastoma | ||||||||||||||||
|
negative | vastomaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | vastoen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix.
2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | vastomassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | vastomasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | vastomaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | vastomalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | vastomatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | vastoman | vastottaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th3 | verbal noun | vastominen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “vastoa”, 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 1 July 2023
Etymology 2
Verb from vasta- with a regular Eastern sound change of aa > oa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstoɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠to̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑstoɑ
- Syllabification(key): vas‧to‧a
- Hyphenation(key): vas‧toa
Verb
vastoa (poetic, intransitive)
- synonym of vastata (“to answer”)
- 1900, SKVR-tietokanta[2], Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura:
- Ukot vastoi vastaeliit: / "Ei oo vallassa varasta, / Pienen pillan tehnehii."
Etymology 3
Eastern dialectal partitive singular form of vasta-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstoɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠to̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑstoɑ
- Syllabification(key): vas‧to‧a
- Hyphenation(key): vas‧toa
Adverb
vastoa (dialectal, poetic)
- synonym of vastaan
- 1945, Suomen kansan vanhat runot, Nide 13,Osa 2[3], Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura:
- Ko miun tuttuin tulisi, / Enne nähtyin näkyisi, / Virstan vastoa mänisin, / Hopijaiset tiet tekisin,