bestman

See also: best man

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English best man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbestmæn/, [ˈbe̞s̠tmæn]

Noun

bestman

1. best man

Declension

Inflection of bestman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		bestman	bestmanit
genitive		bestmanin	bestmanien
partitive		bestmania	bestmaneja
illative		bestmaniin	bestmaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bestman	bestmanit
accusative	nom.	bestman	bestmanit
	gen.	bestmanin
genitive		bestmanin	bestmanien
partitive		bestmania	bestmaneja
inessive		bestmanissa	bestmaneissa
elative		bestmanista	bestmaneista
illative		bestmaniin	bestmaneihin
adessive		bestmanilla	bestmaneilla
ablative		bestmanilta	bestmaneilta
allative		bestmanille	bestmaneille
essive		bestmanina	bestmaneina
translative		bestmaniksi	bestmaneiksi
abessive		bestmanitta	bestmaneitta
instructive		—	bestmanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bestman (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bestmanini bestmanini accusative nom. bestmanini bestmanini gen. bestmanini genitive bestmanini bestmanieni partitive bestmaniani bestmanejani inessive bestmanissani bestmaneissani elative bestmanistani bestmaneistani illative bestmaniini bestmaneihini adessive bestmanillani bestmaneillani ablative bestmaniltani bestmaneiltani allative bestmanilleni bestmaneilleni essive bestmaninani bestmaneinani translative bestmanikseni bestmaneikseni abessive bestmanittani bestmaneittani instructive — — comitative — bestmaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bestmanisi bestmanisi accusative nom. bestmanisi bestmanisi gen. bestmanisi genitive bestmanisi bestmaniesi partitive bestmaniasi bestmanejasi inessive bestmanissasi bestmaneissasi elative bestmanistasi bestmaneistasi illative bestmaniisi bestmaneihisi adessive bestmanillasi bestmaneillasi ablative bestmaniltasi bestmaneiltasi allative bestmanillesi bestmaneillesi essive bestmaninasi bestmaneinasi translative bestmaniksesi bestmaneiksesi abessive bestmanittasi bestmaneittasi instructive — — comitative — bestmaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bestmanimme bestmanimme accusative nom. bestmanimme bestmanimme gen. bestmanimme genitive bestmanimme bestmaniemme partitive bestmaniamme bestmanejamme inessive bestmanissamme bestmaneissamme elative bestmanistamme bestmaneistamme illative bestmaniimme bestmaneihimme adessive bestmanillamme bestmaneillamme ablative bestmaniltamme bestmaneiltamme allative bestmanillemme bestmaneillemme essive bestmaninamme bestmaneinamme translative bestmaniksemme bestmaneiksemme abessive bestmanittamme bestmaneittamme instructive — — comitative — bestmaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bestmaninne bestmaninne accusative nom. bestmaninne bestmaninne gen. bestmaninne genitive bestmaninne bestmanienne partitive bestmanianne bestmanejanne inessive bestmanissanne bestmaneissanne elative bestmanistanne bestmaneistanne illative bestmaniinne bestmaneihinne adessive bestmanillanne bestmaneillanne ablative bestmaniltanne bestmaneiltanne allative bestmanillenne bestmaneillenne essive bestmaninanne bestmaneinanne translative bestmaniksenne bestmaneiksenne abessive bestmanittanne bestmaneittanne instructive — — comitative — bestmaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bestmaninsa bestmaninsa accusative nom. bestmaninsa bestmaninsa gen. bestmaninsa genitive bestmaninsa bestmaniensa partitive bestmaniaan bestmaniansa bestmanejaan bestmanejansa inessive bestmanissaan bestmanissansa bestmaneissaan bestmaneissansa elative bestmanistaan bestmanistansa bestmaneistaan bestmaneistansa illative bestmaniinsa bestmaneihinsa adessive bestmanillaan bestmanillansa bestmaneillaan bestmaneillansa ablative bestmaniltaan bestmaniltansa bestmaneiltaan bestmaneiltansa allative bestmanilleen bestmanillensa bestmaneilleen bestmaneillensa essive bestmaninaan bestmaninansa bestmaneinaan bestmaneinansa translative bestmanikseen bestmaniksensa bestmaneikseen bestmaneiksensa abessive bestmanittaan bestmanittansa bestmaneittaan bestmaneittansa instructive — — comitative — bestmaneineen bestmaneinensa

Synonyms

• puhemies

Further reading

• “bestman”, 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 2023-07-02