kalakouru

Finnish

Etymology

kala (“fish”) +‎ kouru (“flume”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɑˌkou̯ru/, [ˈkɑ̝lɑ̝ˌko̞u̯ru]
• Rhymes: -ouru
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧la‧kou‧ru

Noun

kalakouru

1. fish flume (flume used as fishway, e.g. to allow the fish bypass a dam)

Declension

Inflection of kalakouru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kalakouru	kalakourut
genitive		kalakourun	kalakourujen
partitive		kalakourua	kalakouruja
illative		kalakouruun	kalakouruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kalakouru	kalakourut
accusative	nom.	kalakouru	kalakourut
	gen.	kalakourun
genitive		kalakourun	kalakourujen
partitive		kalakourua	kalakouruja
inessive		kalakourussa	kalakouruissa
elative		kalakourusta	kalakouruista
illative		kalakouruun	kalakouruihin
adessive		kalakourulla	kalakouruilla
ablative		kalakourulta	kalakouruilta
allative		kalakourulle	kalakouruille
essive		kalakouruna	kalakouruina
translative		kalakouruksi	kalakouruiksi
abessive		kalakourutta	kalakouruitta
instructive		—	kalakouruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kalakouru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kalakouruni kalakouruni accusative nom. kalakouruni kalakouruni gen. kalakouruni genitive kalakouruni kalakourujeni partitive kalakouruani kalakourujani inessive kalakourussani kalakouruissani elative kalakourustani kalakouruistani illative kalakouruuni kalakouruihini adessive kalakourullani kalakouruillani ablative kalakourultani kalakouruiltani allative kalakourulleni kalakouruilleni essive kalakourunani kalakouruinani translative kalakourukseni kalakouruikseni abessive kalakouruttani kalakouruittani instructive — — comitative — kalakouruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kalakourusi kalakourusi accusative nom. kalakourusi kalakourusi gen. kalakourusi genitive kalakourusi kalakourujesi partitive kalakouruasi kalakourujasi inessive kalakourussasi kalakouruissasi elative kalakourustasi kalakouruistasi illative kalakouruusi kalakouruihisi adessive kalakourullasi kalakouruillasi ablative kalakourultasi kalakouruiltasi allative kalakourullesi kalakouruillesi essive kalakourunasi kalakouruinasi translative kalakouruksesi kalakouruiksesi abessive kalakouruttasi kalakouruittasi instructive — — comitative — kalakouruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kalakourumme kalakourumme accusative nom. kalakourumme kalakourumme gen. kalakourumme genitive kalakourumme kalakourujemme partitive kalakouruamme kalakourujamme inessive kalakourussamme kalakouruissamme elative kalakourustamme kalakouruistamme illative kalakouruumme kalakouruihimme adessive kalakourullamme kalakouruillamme ablative kalakourultamme kalakouruiltamme allative kalakourullemme kalakouruillemme essive kalakourunamme kalakouruinamme translative kalakouruksemme kalakouruiksemme abessive kalakouruttamme kalakouruittamme instructive — — comitative — kalakouruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kalakourunne kalakourunne accusative nom. kalakourunne kalakourunne gen. kalakourunne genitive kalakourunne kalakourujenne partitive kalakouruanne kalakourujanne inessive kalakourussanne kalakouruissanne elative kalakourustanne kalakouruistanne illative kalakouruunne kalakouruihinne adessive kalakourullanne kalakouruillanne ablative kalakourultanne kalakouruiltanne allative kalakourullenne kalakouruillenne essive kalakourunanne kalakouruinanne translative kalakouruksenne kalakouruiksenne abessive kalakouruttanne kalakouruittanne instructive — — comitative — kalakouruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kalakourunsa kalakourunsa accusative nom. kalakourunsa kalakourunsa gen. kalakourunsa genitive kalakourunsa kalakourujensa partitive kalakouruaan kalakouruansa kalakourujaan kalakourujansa inessive kalakourussaan kalakourussansa kalakouruissaan kalakouruissansa elative kalakourustaan kalakourustansa kalakouruistaan kalakouruistansa illative kalakouruunsa kalakouruihinsa adessive kalakourullaan kalakourullansa kalakouruillaan kalakouruillansa ablative kalakourultaan kalakourultansa kalakouruiltaan kalakouruiltansa allative kalakourulleen kalakourullensa kalakouruilleen kalakouruillensa essive kalakourunaan kalakourunansa kalakouruinaan kalakouruinansa translative kalakourukseen kalakouruksensa kalakouruikseen kalakouruiksensa abessive kalakouruttaan kalakouruttansa kalakouruittaan kalakouruittansa instructive — — comitative — kalakouruineen kalakouruinensa

Further reading

• “kalakouru”, 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