kanalauma
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
kana (“chicken”) + lauma (“herd, flock”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kanalauma (derogatory)
- A group of women, especially a noisy one.
Usage notes[edit]
A flock of chickens (birds) are usually called kanaparvi. See also parvi.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kanalauma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kanalauma | kanalaumat | ||
genitive | kanalauman | kanalaumojen | ||
partitive | kanalaumaa | kanalaumoja | ||
illative | kanalaumaan | kanalaumoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kanalauma | kanalaumat | ||
accusative | nom. | kanalauma | kanalaumat | |
gen. | kanalauman | |||
genitive | kanalauman | kanalaumojen kanalaumainrare | ||
partitive | kanalaumaa | kanalaumoja | ||
inessive | kanalaumassa | kanalaumoissa | ||
elative | kanalaumasta | kanalaumoista | ||
illative | kanalaumaan | kanalaumoihin | ||
adessive | kanalaumalla | kanalaumoilla | ||
ablative | kanalaumalta | kanalaumoilta | ||
allative | kanalaumalle | kanalaumoille | ||
essive | kanalaumana | kanalaumoina | ||
translative | kanalaumaksi | kanalaumoiksi | ||
abessive | kanalaumatta | kanalaumoitta | ||
instructive | — | kanalaumoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “kanalauma”, 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