vapa

Adnyamathanha

Noun

vapa

1. baby

Adjective

vapa

1. young, little

Albanian

Noun

vapa

1. definite nominative singular of vapë

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vapa (compare dialectal Estonian vaba (“fishing rod”), Ingrian vapa (“net drying rack”), Karelian vapa (“pole; fishing rod”), Livonian vabā (“net drying rack”), Votic vapa (“net drying rack”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑpɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝pɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): va‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧pa

Noun

vapa

1. pole (long and slender object)
2. fishing rod

   Synonym: onkivapa

Declension

Inflection of vapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)
nominative		vapa	vavat
genitive		vavan	vapojen
partitive		vapaa	vapoja
illative		vapaan	vapoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		vapa	vavat
accusative	nom.	vapa	vavat
	gen.	vavan
genitive		vavan	vapojen vapain rare
partitive		vapaa	vapoja
inessive		vavassa	vavoissa
elative		vavasta	vavoista
illative		vapaan	vapoihin
adessive		vavalla	vavoilla
ablative		vavalta	vavoilta
allative		vavalle	vavoille
essive		vapana	vapoina
translative		vavaksi	vavoiksi
abessive		vavatta	vavoitta
instructive		—	vavoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of vapa (Kotus type 9*E/kala, p-v gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vapani vapani accusative nom. vapani vapani gen. vapani genitive vapani vapojeni vapaini rare partitive vapaani vapojani inessive vavassani vavoissani elative vavastani vavoistani illative vapaani vapoihini adessive vavallani vavoillani ablative vavaltani vavoiltani allative vavalleni vavoilleni essive vapanani vapoinani translative vavakseni vavoikseni abessive vavattani vavoittani instructive — — comitative — vapoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative vapasi vapasi accusative nom. vapasi vapasi gen. vapasi genitive vapasi vapojesi vapaisi rare partitive vapaasi vapojasi inessive vavassasi vavoissasi elative vavastasi vavoistasi illative vapaasi vapoihisi adessive vavallasi vavoillasi ablative vavaltasi vavoiltasi allative vavallesi vavoillesi essive vapanasi vapoinasi translative vavaksesi vavoiksesi abessive vavattasi vavoittasi instructive — — comitative — vapoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vapamme vapamme accusative nom. vapamme vapamme gen. vapamme genitive vapamme vapojemme vapaimme rare partitive vapaamme vapojamme inessive vavassamme vavoissamme elative vavastamme vavoistamme illative vapaamme vapoihimme adessive vavallamme vavoillamme ablative vavaltamme vavoiltamme allative vavallemme vavoillemme essive vapanamme vapoinamme translative vavaksemme vavoiksemme abessive vavattamme vavoittamme instructive — — comitative — vapoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative vapanne vapanne accusative nom. vapanne vapanne gen. vapanne genitive vapanne vapojenne vapainne rare partitive vapaanne vapojanne inessive vavassanne vavoissanne elative vavastanne vavoistanne illative vapaanne vapoihinne adessive vavallanne vavoillanne ablative vavaltanne vavoiltanne allative vavallenne vavoillenne essive vapananne vapoinanne translative vavaksenne vavoiksenne abessive vavattanne vavoittanne instructive — — comitative — vapoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative vapansa vapansa accusative nom. vapansa vapansa gen. vapansa genitive vapansa vapojensa vapainsa rare partitive vapaansa vapojaan vapojansa inessive vavassaan vavassansa vavoissaan vavoissansa elative vavastaan vavastansa vavoistaan vavoistansa illative vapaansa vapoihinsa adessive vavallaan vavallansa vavoillaan vavoillansa ablative vavaltaan vavaltansa vavoiltaan vavoiltansa allative vavalleen vavallensa vavoilleen vavoillensa essive vapanaan vapanansa vapoinaan vapoinansa translative vavakseen vavaksensa vavoikseen vavoiksensa abessive vavattaan vavattansa vavoittaan vavoittansa instructive — — comitative — vapoineen vapoinensa

Derived terms

• Vapola
• vave

compounds

• bambuvapa
• heittovapa
• hiilikuituvapa
• lasikuituvapa
• ongenvapa
• onkivapa
• perhovapa
• teleskooppivapa
• vapakalastus
• Vapalahti

Further reading

• “vapa”, 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 4 July 2023

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vapa. Cognates include Finnish vapa and dialectal Estonian vaba.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑpɑ/, [ˈʋɑpɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑpɑ/, [ˈʋɑb̥ɑˑ]
• (Hevaha) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑpɑ/, [ˈʋɑb̥ɑˑ], /ˈʋɑːpɑ/, [ˈʋɑːb̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧pa

Noun

vapa

1. drying rack for fishing nets
2. (Hevaha) synonym of onki

Declension

Declension of vapa (type 3/kana, p-v gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	vapa	vavat
genitive	vavan	vappoin
partitive	vappaa	vapoja
illative	vappaa	vappoi
inessive	vavas	vavois
elative	vavast	vavoist
allative	vavalle	vavoille
adessive	vaval	vavoil
ablative	vavalt	vavoilt
translative	vavaks	vavoiks
essive	vapanna, vappaan	vapoinna, vappoin
exessive1)	vapant	vapoint
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

• vavanjalka

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 628
• Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 212

Italian

Etymology

Possibly with influence with vapore (“steam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.pa/
• Rhymes: -apa
• Hyphenation: và‧pa

Noun

vapa f (plural vape)

1. archaic and poetic form of vampa
   • 13th century, Monte Andrea, Ahi lasso doloroso, più non posso, lines 19–22:

     Chi dir volesse: Amor di che te pasce?, / rispondo: Di dolori e di martiri, / d'affanno, di pensieri e di sospiri; / tenemi in foco con ardenti vape.

     [To] anyone wishing to say: "What does love give you?" / I answer: "Pains and agonies, / breathlessness, thoughts and sighs; / it holds me into fire with great flames."

References

• “vampa”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 21 toi–z, UTET, 2002, page 648f.
• “vampa”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English vape.

Verb

a vapa (third-person singular present vapează, past participle vapat) 1st conjugation

1. to vape

Conjugation

    conjugation of vapa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a vapa
gerund			vapând
past participle			vapat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	vapez	vapezi	vapează	vapăm	vapați	vapează
	imperfect	vapam	vapai	vapa	vapam	vapați	vapau
	simple perfect	vapai	vapași	vapă	vaparăm	vaparăți	vapară
	pluperfect	vapasem	vapaseși	vapase	vapaserăm	vapaserăți	vapaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să vapez	să vapezi	să vapeze	să vapăm	să vapați	să vapeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		vapează			vapați
	negative		nu vapa			nu vapați

Votic

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑpɑ/, [ˈvɑpɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑpɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧pa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ingrian vapa.

Noun

vapa

1. a rack for drying fishnets

Inflection

Declension of vapa (type III/jalkõ, p-v gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vapa	vavad
genitive	vava	vapojõ, vapoi
partitive	vappa	vapoitõ, vapoi
illative	vappasõ, vappa	vapoisõ
inessive	vavaz	vapoiz
elative	vavassõ	vapoissõ
allative	vavalõ	vapoilõ
adessive	vavallõ	vapoillõ
ablative	vavaltõ	vapoiltõ
translative	vavassi	vapoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “vapa¹”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Estonian vaba.

Adjective

vapa

1. free

Inflection

Declension of vapa (type III/jalkõ, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vapa	vapad
genitive	vapa	vapojõ, vapoi
partitive	vappa	vapoitõ, vapoi
illative	vappasõ, vappa	vapoisõ
inessive	vapaz	vapoiz
elative	vapassõ	vapoissõ
allative	vapalõ	vapoilõ
adessive	vapallõ	vapoillõ
ablative	vapaltõ	vapoiltõ
translative	vapassi	vapoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “vapa²”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn