kerubi

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cherūb, from Ancient Greek χερούβ (kheroúb), from Biblical Hebrew כְּרוּב.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkerubi/, [ˈk̟e̞rubi]
• Rhymes: -erubi
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧ru‧bi

Noun

kerubi

1. cherub

Declension

Inflection of kerubi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kerubi	kerubit
genitive		kerubin	kerubien
partitive		kerubia	kerubeja
illative		kerubiin	kerubeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kerubi	kerubit
accusative	nom.	kerubi	kerubit
	gen.	kerubin
genitive		kerubin	kerubien
partitive		kerubia	kerubeja
inessive		kerubissa	kerubeissa
elative		kerubista	kerubeista
illative		kerubiin	kerubeihin
adessive		kerubilla	kerubeilla
ablative		kerubilta	kerubeilta
allative		kerubille	kerubeille
essive		kerubina	kerubeina
translative		kerubiksi	kerubeiksi
abessive		kerubitta	kerubeitta
instructive		—	kerubein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kerubini kerubini accusative nom. kerubini kerubini gen. kerubini genitive kerubini kerubieni partitive kerubiani kerubejani inessive kerubissani kerubeissani elative kerubistani kerubeistani illative kerubiini kerubeihini adessive kerubillani kerubeillani ablative kerubiltani kerubeiltani allative kerubilleni kerubeilleni essive kerubinani kerubeinani translative kerubikseni kerubeikseni abessive kerubittani kerubeittani instructive — — comitative — kerubeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kerubisi kerubisi accusative nom. kerubisi kerubisi gen. kerubisi genitive kerubisi kerubiesi partitive kerubiasi kerubejasi inessive kerubissasi kerubeissasi elative kerubistasi kerubeistasi illative kerubiisi kerubeihisi adessive kerubillasi kerubeillasi ablative kerubiltasi kerubeiltasi allative kerubillesi kerubeillesi essive kerubinasi kerubeinasi translative kerubiksesi kerubeiksesi abessive kerubittasi kerubeittasi instructive — — comitative — kerubeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kerubimme kerubimme accusative nom. kerubimme kerubimme gen. kerubimme genitive kerubimme kerubiemme partitive kerubiamme kerubejamme inessive kerubissamme kerubeissamme elative kerubistamme kerubeistamme illative kerubiimme kerubeihimme adessive kerubillamme kerubeillamme ablative kerubiltamme kerubeiltamme allative kerubillemme kerubeillemme essive kerubinamme kerubeinamme translative kerubiksemme kerubeiksemme abessive kerubittamme kerubeittamme instructive — — comitative — kerubeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kerubinne kerubinne accusative nom. kerubinne kerubinne gen. kerubinne genitive kerubinne kerubienne partitive kerubianne kerubejanne inessive kerubissanne kerubeissanne elative kerubistanne kerubeistanne illative kerubiinne kerubeihinne adessive kerubillanne kerubeillanne ablative kerubiltanne kerubeiltanne allative kerubillenne kerubeillenne essive kerubinanne kerubeinanne translative kerubiksenne kerubeiksenne abessive kerubittanne kerubeittanne instructive — — comitative — kerubeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kerubinsa kerubinsa accusative nom. kerubinsa kerubinsa gen. kerubinsa genitive kerubinsa kerubiensa partitive kerubiaan kerubiansa kerubejaan kerubejansa inessive kerubissaan kerubissansa kerubeissaan kerubeissansa elative kerubistaan kerubistansa kerubeistaan kerubeistansa illative kerubiinsa kerubeihinsa adessive kerubillaan kerubillansa kerubeillaan kerubeillansa ablative kerubiltaan kerubiltansa kerubeiltaan kerubeiltansa allative kerubilleen kerubillensa kerubeilleen kerubeillensa essive kerubinaan kerubinansa kerubeinaan kerubeinansa translative kerubikseen kerubiksensa kerubeikseen kerubeiksensa abessive kerubittaan kerubittansa kerubeittaan kerubeittansa instructive — — comitative — kerubeineen kerubeinensa

Synonyms

• amoriini
• erootti
• putto

Further reading

• “kerubi”, 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