kynnenalus

Finnish

Etymology

kynnen (“of nail”) +‎ alus (“underlay”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkynːenˌɑlus/, [ˈk̟ynːe̞nˌɑ̝lus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑlus
• Syllabification^(key): kyn‧nen‧a‧lus

Noun

kynnenalus

1. The void under the free margin of one's fingernails; no exact equivalent in common English, but may be called subungual space in scientific context.

   Hänellä on likaiset kynnenalukset.

   He's got dirt under his nails.

Declension

Inflection of kynnenalus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		kynnenalus	kynnenalukset
genitive		kynnenaluksen	kynnenalusten kynnenaluksien
partitive		kynnenalusta	kynnenaluksia
illative		kynnenalukseen	kynnenaluksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kynnenalus	kynnenalukset
accusative	nom.	kynnenalus	kynnenalukset
	gen.	kynnenaluksen
genitive		kynnenaluksen	kynnenalusten kynnenaluksien
partitive		kynnenalusta	kynnenaluksia
inessive		kynnenaluksessa	kynnenaluksissa
elative		kynnenaluksesta	kynnenaluksista
illative		kynnenalukseen	kynnenaluksiin
adessive		kynnenaluksella	kynnenaluksilla
ablative		kynnenalukselta	kynnenaluksilta
allative		kynnenalukselle	kynnenaluksille
essive		kynnenaluksena	kynnenaluksina
translative		kynnenalukseksi	kynnenaluksiksi
abessive		kynnenaluksetta	kynnenaluksitta
instructive		—	kynnenaluksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kynnenalus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kynnenalukseni kynnenalukseni accusative nom. kynnenalukseni kynnenalukseni gen. kynnenalukseni genitive kynnenalukseni kynnenalusteni kynnenaluksieni partitive kynnenalustani kynnenaluksiani inessive kynnenaluksessani kynnenaluksissani elative kynnenaluksestani kynnenaluksistani illative kynnenalukseeni kynnenaluksiini adessive kynnenaluksellani kynnenaluksillani ablative kynnenalukseltani kynnenaluksiltani allative kynnenalukselleni kynnenaluksilleni essive kynnenaluksenani kynnenaluksinani translative kynnenaluksekseni kynnenaluksikseni abessive kynnenaluksettani kynnenaluksittani instructive — — comitative — kynnenaluksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kynnenaluksesi kynnenaluksesi accusative nom. kynnenaluksesi kynnenaluksesi gen. kynnenaluksesi genitive kynnenaluksesi kynnenalustesi kynnenaluksiesi partitive kynnenalustasi kynnenaluksiasi inessive kynnenaluksessasi kynnenaluksissasi elative kynnenaluksestasi kynnenaluksistasi illative kynnenalukseesi kynnenaluksiisi adessive kynnenaluksellasi kynnenaluksillasi ablative kynnenalukseltasi kynnenaluksiltasi allative kynnenaluksellesi kynnenaluksillesi essive kynnenaluksenasi kynnenaluksinasi translative kynnenalukseksesi kynnenaluksiksesi abessive kynnenaluksettasi kynnenaluksittasi instructive — — comitative — kynnenaluksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kynnenaluksemme kynnenaluksemme accusative nom. kynnenaluksemme kynnenaluksemme gen. kynnenaluksemme genitive kynnenaluksemme kynnenalustemme kynnenaluksiemme partitive kynnenalustamme kynnenaluksiamme inessive kynnenaluksessamme kynnenaluksissamme elative kynnenaluksestamme kynnenaluksistamme illative kynnenalukseemme kynnenaluksiimme adessive kynnenaluksellamme kynnenaluksillamme ablative kynnenalukseltamme kynnenaluksiltamme allative kynnenaluksellemme kynnenaluksillemme essive kynnenaluksenamme kynnenaluksinamme translative kynnenalukseksemme kynnenaluksiksemme abessive kynnenaluksettamme kynnenaluksittamme instructive — — comitative — kynnenaluksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kynnenaluksenne kynnenaluksenne accusative nom. kynnenaluksenne kynnenaluksenne gen. kynnenaluksenne genitive kynnenaluksenne kynnenalustenne kynnenaluksienne partitive kynnenalustanne kynnenaluksianne inessive kynnenaluksessanne kynnenaluksissanne elative kynnenaluksestanne kynnenaluksistanne illative kynnenalukseenne kynnenaluksiinne adessive kynnenaluksellanne kynnenaluksillanne ablative kynnenalukseltanne kynnenaluksiltanne allative kynnenaluksellenne kynnenaluksillenne essive kynnenaluksenanne kynnenaluksinanne translative kynnenalukseksenne kynnenaluksiksenne abessive kynnenaluksettanne kynnenaluksittanne instructive — — comitative — kynnenaluksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kynnenaluksensa kynnenaluksensa accusative nom. kynnenaluksensa kynnenaluksensa gen. kynnenaluksensa genitive kynnenaluksensa kynnenalustensa kynnenaluksiensa partitive kynnenalustaan kynnenalustansa kynnenaluksiaan kynnenaluksiansa inessive kynnenaluksessaan kynnenaluksessansa kynnenaluksissaan kynnenaluksissansa elative kynnenaluksestaan kynnenaluksestansa kynnenaluksistaan kynnenaluksistansa illative kynnenalukseensa kynnenaluksiinsa adessive kynnenaluksellaan kynnenaluksellansa kynnenaluksillaan kynnenaluksillansa ablative kynnenalukseltaan kynnenalukseltansa kynnenaluksiltaan kynnenaluksiltansa allative kynnenalukselleen kynnenaluksellensa kynnenaluksilleen kynnenaluksillensa essive kynnenaluksenaan kynnenaluksenansa kynnenaluksinaan kynnenaluksinansa translative kynnenaluksekseen kynnenalukseksensa kynnenaluksikseen kynnenaluksiksensa abessive kynnenaluksettaan kynnenaluksettansa kynnenaluksittaan kynnenaluksittansa instructive — — comitative — kynnenaluksineen kynnenaluksinensa

Synonyms

• kynnenalunen

See also

• kynnenmustuainen
• subungual

Further reading

• “kynnenalus”, 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