oljenkorsi
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
oljen + korsi. Figurative use through the idiom tarttua oljenkorteen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
oljenkorsi
- straw (a single dried stalk of a cereal plant)
- Oljenkorsi joka katkaisee kamelin selän
- The straw that broke the camel's back
- (figuratively) lifeline, resort
Declension[edit]
Inflection of oljenkorsi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt-rr gradation) | ||||
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nominative | oljenkorsi | oljenkorret | ||
genitive | oljenkorren | oljenkorsien | ||
partitive | oljenkortta | oljenkorsia | ||
illative | oljenkorteen | oljenkorsiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | oljenkorsi | oljenkorret | ||
accusative | nom. | oljenkorsi | oljenkorret | |
gen. | oljenkorren | |||
genitive | oljenkorren | oljenkorsien oljenkorttenrare | ||
partitive | oljenkortta | oljenkorsia | ||
inessive | oljenkorressa | oljenkorsissa | ||
elative | oljenkorresta | oljenkorsista | ||
illative | oljenkorteen | oljenkorsiin | ||
adessive | oljenkorrella | oljenkorsilla | ||
ablative | oljenkorrelta | oljenkorsilta | ||
allative | oljenkorrelle | oljenkorsille | ||
essive | oljenkortena | oljenkorsina | ||
translative | oljenkorreksi | oljenkorsiksi | ||
abessive | oljenkorretta | oljenkorsitta | ||
instructive | — | oljenkorsin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- “oljenkorsi”, 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 2023-07-03