kveeni
Finnish
Etymology
From Kven kvääni; the e vowel is inspired by Norwegian kvensk.
Noun
kveeni
- Kven; a language spoken by a few thousand people in Northern Norway. It is a variant of Finnish with a structure and grammar similar to Finnish, but the vocabulary considerably influenced by Norwegian.
- A Kven; a person of Finnish descent living in North Norway.
Declension
Inflection of kveeni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kveeni | kveenit | ||
genitive | kveenin | kveenien | ||
partitive | kveeniä | kveenejä | ||
illative | kveeniin | kveeneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kveeni | kveenit | ||
accusative | nom. | kveeni | kveenit | |
gen. | kveenin | |||
genitive | kveenin | kveenien | ||
partitive | kveeniä | kveenejä | ||
inessive | kveenissä | kveeneissä | ||
elative | kveenistä | kveeneistä | ||
illative | kveeniin | kveeneihin | ||
adessive | kveenillä | kveeneillä | ||
ablative | kveeniltä | kveeneiltä | ||
allative | kveenille | kveeneille | ||
essive | kveeninä | kveeneinä | ||
translative | kveeniksi | kveeneiksi | ||
abessive | kveenittä | kveeneittä | ||
instructive | — | kveenein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
- (language): kveenin kieli
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for kveeni, fkv