leivos
Finnish
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Etymology
< leipoa (“to bake”)
Noun
leivos
- pastry, baker's confection (various sweet baked goods, usually decorated and soft enough to be eaten with a spoon)
Usage notes
- Some baked goods called "pastry" in English - especially those that can be conveniently eaten by holding them in hand - are classified as pulla in Finnish:
- viineri / viineripulla ― Danish pastry
- mantelipulla ― almond pastry
Declension
Inflection of leivos (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | leivos | leivokset | |
genitive | leivoksen | leivosten leivoksien | |
partitive | leivosta | leivoksia | |
illative | leivokseen | leivoksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | leivos | leivokset | |
accusative | nom. | leivos | leivokset |
gen. | leivoksen | ||
genitive | leivoksen | leivosten leivoksien | |
partitive | leivosta | leivoksia | |
inessive | leivoksessa | leivoksissa | |
elative | leivoksesta | leivoksista | |
illative | leivokseen | leivoksiin | |
adessive | leivoksella | leivoksilla | |
ablative | leivokselta | leivoksilta | |
allative | leivokselle | leivoksille | |
essive | leivoksena | leivoksina | |
translative | leivokseksi | leivoksiksi | |
abessive | leivoksetta | leivoksitta | |
instructive | — | leivoksin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |