gruyère
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gruyère
Usage notes
- The inflection of this word is problematic as it does not readily fit into any Finnish declension pattern. Joukahainen recommends nalle-type, which is shown above, but this inflection pattern does not conform with pronunciation. Therefore it might be advisable to use inflected forms of the synonymous term gruyèrejuusto in writing.
Declension
Inflection of gruyère (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | gruyère | gruyèret | |
genitive | gruyèren | gruyèrejen | |
partitive | gruyèreä | gruyèrejä | |
illative | gruyèreen | gruyèreihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | gruyère | gruyèret | |
accusative | nom. | gruyère | gruyèret |
gen. | gruyèren | ||
genitive | gruyèren | gruyèrejen gruyèrein rare | |
partitive | gruyèreä | gruyèrejä | |
inessive | gruyèressä | gruyèreissä | |
elative | gruyèrestä | gruyèreistä | |
illative | gruyèreen | gruyèreihin | |
adessive | gruyèrellä | gruyèreillä | |
ablative | gruyèreltä | gruyèreiltä | |
allative | gruyèrelle | gruyèreille | |
essive | gruyèrenä | gruyèreinä | |
translative | gruyèreksi | gruyèreiksi | |
abessive | gruyèrettä | gruyèreittä | |
instructive | — | gruyèrein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
French
Etymology
Named after the town of Gruyères, Switzerland, from Medieval Latin Gruerius, from Swiss French grue (“crane”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gruyère m (usually uncountable, plural gruyères)
- Gruyère cheese
Further reading
- “gruyère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
References
- Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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- Finnish terms borrowed from French
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