/ˈʋɑski/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠k̟i]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *vaski, from Proto-Uralic *waśke. Cognate with Estonian vask, Erzya уське (uśke) and Hungarian vas. Originally meant “copper” in a broad sense; displaced later by borrowings (e.g. kupari (“copper”), pronssi (“bronze”), messinki (“brass”)) in practically all of these senses, and now only used in specialized or archaic contexts.
- archaic, literarysynonym of kupari (“copper”)
- archaicsynonym of pronssi (“bronze”) (established and still used in some compounds)
“vaskikello” — a bell (especially church-bell) made of bronze
- archaicsynonym of messinki (“brass”) (established and still used in some compounds)
“vaskisoitin / vaskipuhallin” — brass instrument
- in-pluralbrass section of an orchestra
Muodotvaski(nominative, singular) · vasket(nominative, plural) · vaski(accusative, nominative, singular) · vasket(accusative, nominative, plural) · vasken(accusative, genitive, singular) · vasket(accusative, genitive, plural) · vasken(genitive, singular) · vaskien(genitive, plural) · vaskea(partitive, singular) · vaskia(partitive, plural) · vaskessa(inessive, singular) · vaskissa(inessive, plural) · vaskesta(elative, singular) · vaskista(elative, plural) · vaskeen(illative, singular) · vaskiin(illative, plural) · vaskella(adessive, singular) · vaskilla(adessive, plural) · vaskelta(ablative, singular) · vaskilta(ablative, plural)