/ˈkɑnsɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kansa (compare Livvi kanzu, Veps kanz), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hansō (earlier *hansā, compare Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃𐌰 (hansa)).
- people, nation (community of people united by shared culture or ethnicity, or the inhabitants of a country)
- people, populace (the inhabitants of a region)
- people (an undefined mass of people)
“Torilla on tänään paljon kansaa.” — There are a lot of people in the market today.
- people (the common people)
“Hän nousi kansan riveistä politiikan huipulle.” — He rose from the ranks of the common people to the top of politics.
Muodotkansa(nominative, singular) · kansat(nominative, plural) · kansa(accusative, nominative, singular) · kansat(accusative, nominative, plural) · kansan(accusative, genitive, singular) · kansat(accusative, genitive, plural) · kansan(genitive, singular) · kansojen(genitive, plural) · kansain(genitive, plural, rare) · kansaa(partitive, singular) · kansoja(partitive, plural) · kansassa(inessive, singular) · kansoissa(inessive, plural) · kansasta(elative, singular) · kansoista(elative, plural) · kansaan(illative, singular) · kansoihin(illative, plural) · kansalla(adessive, singular) · kansoilla(adessive, plural) · kansalta(ablative, singular)