kainalosauva
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
kainalo (“armpit”) + sauva (“rod, stick”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯nɑloˌsɑu̯ʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯nɑ̝lo̞ˌs̠ɑ̝u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑuʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): kai‧na‧lo‧sau‧va
Noun[edit]
kainalosauva
- crutch (mobility aid)
Usage notes[edit]
- This term properly means underarm crutch. The term for "forearm crutch" is kyynärsauva.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kainalosauva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kainalosauva | kainalosauvat | ||
genitive | kainalosauvan | kainalosauvojen | ||
partitive | kainalosauvaa | kainalosauvoja | ||
illative | kainalosauvaan | kainalosauvoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kainalosauva | kainalosauvat | ||
accusative | nom. | kainalosauva | kainalosauvat | |
gen. | kainalosauvan | |||
genitive | kainalosauvan | kainalosauvojen kainalosauvainrare | ||
partitive | kainalosauvaa | kainalosauvoja | ||
inessive | kainalosauvassa | kainalosauvoissa | ||
elative | kainalosauvasta | kainalosauvoista | ||
illative | kainalosauvaan | kainalosauvoihin | ||
adessive | kainalosauvalla | kainalosauvoilla | ||
ablative | kainalosauvalta | kainalosauvoilta | ||
allative | kainalosauvalle | kainalosauvoille | ||
essive | kainalosauvana | kainalosauvoina | ||
translative | kainalosauvaksi | kainalosauvoiksi | ||
abessive | kainalosauvatta | kainalosauvoitta | ||
instructive | — | kainalosauvoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “kainalosauva”, 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