hilavitkutin
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from the verbs hilata and vitkuttaa, as something like hila- + vitkuttaa + -in.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈhilɑˌʋitkutin/, [ˈhilɑ̝ˌʋit̪kut̪in]
- Rhymes: -itkutin
- Syllabification(key): hi‧la‧vit‧ku‧tin
Noun[edit]
hilavitkutin
- An unspecified piece of apparatus, or one for which one does not know a real name, a gimmick or a thingamajig. Although they can be considered as synonyms, hilavitkutin would normally refer to something considerably more technically sophisticated than vehje or vekotin.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of hilavitkutin (Kotus type 33*C/kytkin, tt-t gradation) | ||||
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nominative | hilavitkutin | hilavitkuttimet | ||
genitive | hilavitkuttimen | hilavitkuttimien hilavitkutinten | ||
partitive | hilavitkutinta | hilavitkuttimia | ||
illative | hilavitkuttimeen | hilavitkuttimiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | hilavitkutin | hilavitkuttimet | ||
accusative | nom. | hilavitkutin | hilavitkuttimet | |
gen. | hilavitkuttimen | |||
genitive | hilavitkuttimen | hilavitkuttimien hilavitkutinten | ||
partitive | hilavitkutinta | hilavitkuttimia | ||
inessive | hilavitkuttimessa | hilavitkuttimissa | ||
elative | hilavitkuttimesta | hilavitkuttimista | ||
illative | hilavitkuttimeen | hilavitkuttimiin | ||
adessive | hilavitkuttimella | hilavitkuttimilla | ||
ablative | hilavitkuttimelta | hilavitkuttimilta | ||
allative | hilavitkuttimelle | hilavitkuttimille | ||
essive | hilavitkuttimena | hilavitkuttimina | ||
translative | hilavitkuttimeksi | hilavitkuttimiksi | ||
abessive | hilavitkuttimetta | hilavitkuttimitta | ||
instructive | — | hilavitkuttimin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “hilavitkutin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02