vastoa

== Finnish == === 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 ===== Conjugation ===== ===== 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”) === 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 === Anagrams === ostava