avunsaaja

Finnish

Etymology

avun (“of help or assistance”) +‎ saaja (“recipient”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋunˌsɑːjɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ʋunˌs̠ɑ̝ːjɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑːjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): a‧vun‧saa‧ja

Noun

avunsaaja

1. beneficiary (one who receives help or assistance)

Declension

Inflection of avunsaaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		avunsaaja	avunsaajat
genitive		avunsaajan	avunsaajien
partitive		avunsaajaa	avunsaajia
illative		avunsaajaan	avunsaajiin
		singular	plural
nominative		avunsaaja	avunsaajat
accusative	nom.	avunsaaja	avunsaajat
	gen.	avunsaajan
genitive		avunsaajan	avunsaajien avunsaajainrare
partitive		avunsaajaa	avunsaajia
inessive		avunsaajassa	avunsaajissa
elative		avunsaajasta	avunsaajista
illative		avunsaajaan	avunsaajiin
adessive		avunsaajalla	avunsaajilla
ablative		avunsaajalta	avunsaajilta
allative		avunsaajalle	avunsaajille
essive		avunsaajana	avunsaajina
translative		avunsaajaksi	avunsaajiksi
abessive		avunsaajatta	avunsaajitta
instructive		—	avunsaajin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of avunsaaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative avunsaajani avunsaajani accusative nom. avunsaajani avunsaajani gen. avunsaajani genitive avunsaajani avunsaajieni avunsaajainirare partitive avunsaajaani avunsaajiani inessive avunsaajassani avunsaajissani elative avunsaajastani avunsaajistani illative avunsaajaani avunsaajiini adessive avunsaajallani avunsaajillani ablative avunsaajaltani avunsaajiltani allative avunsaajalleni avunsaajilleni essive avunsaajanani avunsaajinani translative avunsaajakseni avunsaajikseni abessive avunsaajattani avunsaajittani instructive — — comitative — avunsaajineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative avunsaajasi avunsaajasi accusative nom. avunsaajasi avunsaajasi gen. avunsaajasi genitive avunsaajasi avunsaajiesi avunsaajaisirare partitive avunsaajaasi avunsaajiasi inessive avunsaajassasi avunsaajissasi elative avunsaajastasi avunsaajistasi illative avunsaajaasi avunsaajiisi adessive avunsaajallasi avunsaajillasi ablative avunsaajaltasi avunsaajiltasi allative avunsaajallesi avunsaajillesi essive avunsaajanasi avunsaajinasi translative avunsaajaksesi avunsaajiksesi abessive avunsaajattasi avunsaajittasi instructive — — comitative — avunsaajinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative avunsaajamme avunsaajamme accusative nom. avunsaajamme avunsaajamme gen. avunsaajamme genitive avunsaajamme avunsaajiemme avunsaajaimmerare partitive avunsaajaamme avunsaajiamme inessive avunsaajassamme avunsaajissamme elative avunsaajastamme avunsaajistamme illative avunsaajaamme avunsaajiimme adessive avunsaajallamme avunsaajillamme ablative avunsaajaltamme avunsaajiltamme allative avunsaajallemme avunsaajillemme essive avunsaajanamme avunsaajinamme translative avunsaajaksemme avunsaajiksemme abessive avunsaajattamme avunsaajittamme instructive — — comitative — avunsaajinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative avunsaajanne avunsaajanne accusative nom. avunsaajanne avunsaajanne gen. avunsaajanne genitive avunsaajanne avunsaajienne avunsaajainnerare partitive avunsaajaanne avunsaajianne inessive avunsaajassanne avunsaajissanne elative avunsaajastanne avunsaajistanne illative avunsaajaanne avunsaajiinne adessive avunsaajallanne avunsaajillanne ablative avunsaajaltanne avunsaajiltanne allative avunsaajallenne avunsaajillenne essive avunsaajananne avunsaajinanne translative avunsaajaksenne avunsaajiksenne abessive avunsaajattanne avunsaajittanne instructive — — comitative — avunsaajinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative avunsaajansa avunsaajansa accusative nom. avunsaajansa avunsaajansa gen. avunsaajansa genitive avunsaajansa avunsaajiensa avunsaajainsarare partitive avunsaajaansa avunsaajiaan avunsaajiansa inessive avunsaajassaan avunsaajassansa avunsaajissaan avunsaajissansa elative avunsaajastaan avunsaajastansa avunsaajistaan avunsaajistansa illative avunsaajaansa avunsaajiinsa adessive avunsaajallaan avunsaajallansa avunsaajillaan avunsaajillansa ablative avunsaajaltaan avunsaajaltansa avunsaajiltaan avunsaajiltansa allative avunsaajalleen avunsaajallensa avunsaajilleen avunsaajillensa essive avunsaajanaan avunsaajanansa avunsaajinaan avunsaajinansa translative avunsaajakseen avunsaajaksensa avunsaajikseen avunsaajiksensa abessive avunsaajattaan avunsaajattansa avunsaajittaan avunsaajittansa instructive — — comitative — avunsaajineen avunsaajinensa

Further reading

• “avunsaaja”, 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 2023-07-02