juhannus
Finnish
Etymology
A corruption of the name Johannes, referring to Saint John.
Pronunciation
Noun
juhannus
- Midsummer Day, Saint John's Day
Declension
Inflection of juhannus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | juhannus | juhannukset | |
genitive | juhannuksen | juhannusten juhannuksien | |
partitive | juhannusta | juhannuksia | |
illative | juhannukseen | juhannuksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | juhannus | juhannukset | |
accusative | nom. | juhannus | juhannukset |
gen. | juhannuksen | ||
genitive | juhannuksen | juhannusten juhannuksien | |
partitive | juhannusta | juhannuksia | |
inessive | juhannuksessa | juhannuksissa | |
elative | juhannuksesta | juhannuksista | |
illative | juhannukseen | juhannuksiin | |
adessive | juhannuksella | juhannuksilla | |
ablative | juhannukselta | juhannuksilta | |
allative | juhannukselle | juhannuksille | |
essive | juhannuksena | juhannuksina | |
translative | juhannukseksi | juhannuksiksi | |
abessive | juhannuksetta | juhannuksitta | |
instructive | — | juhannuksin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Usage notes
- Currently juhannus is celebrated in Finland on the Saturday that falls between the 20th and 26th of June.
- Temporal expressions of the word are formed with the essive case: juhannuksena – '(on) Midsummer Day'.