hevosvoima
Finnish
Etymology
hevos- (“horse”) + voima (“power”)
Pronunciation
Noun
hevosvoima
- (physics) horsepower (old unit for power)
Usage notes
- The SI unit for power is watti (“watt”) (W). Hevosvoima is currently chiefly used informally of the power of automotive engines.
Declension
Inflection of hevosvoima (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | hevosvoima | hevosvoimat | |
genitive | hevosvoiman | hevosvoimien | |
partitive | hevosvoimaa | hevosvoimia | |
illative | hevosvoimaan | hevosvoimiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | hevosvoima | hevosvoimat | |
accusative | nom. | hevosvoima | hevosvoimat |
gen. | hevosvoiman | ||
genitive | hevosvoiman | hevosvoimien hevosvoimain rare | |
partitive | hevosvoimaa | hevosvoimia | |
inessive | hevosvoimassa | hevosvoimissa | |
elative | hevosvoimasta | hevosvoimista | |
illative | hevosvoimaan | hevosvoimiin | |
adessive | hevosvoimalla | hevosvoimilla | |
ablative | hevosvoimalta | hevosvoimilta | |
allative | hevosvoimalle | hevosvoimille | |
essive | hevosvoimana | hevosvoimina | |
translative | hevosvoimaksi | hevosvoimiksi | |
abessive | hevosvoimatta | hevosvoimitta | |
instructive | — | hevosvoimin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- hv (“hp”)