/ˈʋɑi̯ʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯ʋɑ̝]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *vaiva, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waiwō (“woe, misery, pain”).
- bother, inconvenience
“Olenko minä vaivaksi?” — Am I being a bother?
- effort, toil, significant work
“vaivatta” — easily, readily, without effort
“Neliöjuurten laskeminen käsin vaatii paljon vaivaa.” — Calculating square roots by hand requires great effort.
- ailment, affliction
- trouble, distress, pain, anxiety
“sielun vaiva” — trouble of one's soul
Muodotvaiva(nominative, singular) · vaivat(nominative, plural) · vaiva(accusative, nominative, singular) · vaivat(accusative, nominative, plural) · vaivan(accusative, genitive, singular) · vaivat(accusative, genitive, plural) · vaivan(genitive, singular) · vaivojen(genitive, plural) · vaivain(genitive, plural, rare) · vaivaa(partitive, singular) · vaivoja(partitive, plural) · vaivassa(inessive, singular) · vaivoissa(inessive, plural) · vaivasta(elative, singular) · vaivoista(elative, plural) · vaivaan(illative, singular) · vaivoihin(illative, plural) · vaivalla(adessive, singular) · vaivoilla(adessive, plural) · vaivalta(ablative, singular)