ajan hammas
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of Swedish tidens tand. Compare Dutch tand des tijds.
Noun
[edit]ajan hammas (literally "the tooth of time")
- (idiomatic) the passing of time as it has affected the validity or longevity of something; the test of time
- kestää ajan hammasta ― to stand the test of time
- Ajan hammas on purrut tähän elokuvaan.
- This movie hasn't stood the test of time.
- (literally, “The tooth of time has bitten into this movie.”)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of ajan hammas (Kotus type 41*H/vieras, mp-mm gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ajan hammas | ajan hampaat | ||
genitive | ajan hampaan | ajan hampaiden ajan hampaitten | ||
partitive | ajan hammasta | ajan hampaita | ||
illative | ajan hampaaseen | ajan hampaisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ajan hammas | ajan hampaat | ||
accusative | nom. | ajan hammas | ajan hampaat | |
gen. | ajan hampaan | |||
genitive | ajan hampaan | ajan hampaiden ajan hampaitten ajan hammasten rare | ||
partitive | ajan hammasta | ajan hampaita | ||
inessive | ajan hampaassa | ajan hampaissa | ||
elative | ajan hampaasta | ajan hampaista | ||
illative | ajan hampaaseen | ajan hampaisiin ajan hampaihin rare | ||
adessive | ajan hampaalla | ajan hampailla | ||
ablative | ajan hampaalta | ajan hampailta | ||
allative | ajan hampaalle | ajan hampaille | ||
essive | ajan hampaana | ajan hampaina | ||
translative | ajan hampaaksi | ajan hampaiksi | ||
abessive | ajan hampaatta | ajan hampaitta | ||
instructive | — | ajan hampain | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |