merenkulku

Finnish

Etymology

meren (“of the sea”) +‎ kulku (“passage”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmerenˌkulku/, [ˈme̞re̞ŋˌkulku]
• Rhymes: -ulku
• Syllabification^(key): me‧ren‧kul‧ku
• Hyphenation^(key): meren‧kulku

Noun

merenkulku

1. (nautical) seafaring

Declension

Inflection of merenkulku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		merenkulku	merenkulut
genitive		merenkulun	merenkulkujen
partitive		merenkulkua	merenkulkuja
illative		merenkulkuun	merenkulkuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		merenkulku	merenkulut
accusative	nom.	merenkulku	merenkulut
	gen.	merenkulun
genitive		merenkulun	merenkulkujen
partitive		merenkulkua	merenkulkuja
inessive		merenkulussa	merenkuluissa
elative		merenkulusta	merenkuluista
illative		merenkulkuun	merenkulkuihin
adessive		merenkululla	merenkuluilla
ablative		merenkululta	merenkuluilta
allative		merenkululle	merenkuluille
essive		merenkulkuna	merenkulkuina
translative		merenkuluksi	merenkuluiksi
abessive		merenkulutta	merenkuluitta
instructive		—	merenkuluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of merenkulku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merenkulkuni merenkulkuni accusative nom. merenkulkuni merenkulkuni gen. merenkulkuni genitive merenkulkuni merenkulkujeni partitive merenkulkuani merenkulkujani inessive merenkulussani merenkuluissani elative merenkulustani merenkuluistani illative merenkulkuuni merenkulkuihini adessive merenkulullani merenkuluillani ablative merenkulultani merenkuluiltani allative merenkululleni merenkuluilleni essive merenkulkunani merenkulkuinani translative merenkulukseni merenkuluikseni abessive merenkuluttani merenkuluittani instructive — — comitative — merenkulkuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative merenkulkusi merenkulkusi accusative nom. merenkulkusi merenkulkusi gen. merenkulkusi genitive merenkulkusi merenkulkujesi partitive merenkulkuasi merenkulkujasi inessive merenkulussasi merenkuluissasi elative merenkulustasi merenkuluistasi illative merenkulkuusi merenkulkuihisi adessive merenkulullasi merenkuluillasi ablative merenkulultasi merenkuluiltasi allative merenkulullesi merenkuluillesi essive merenkulkunasi merenkulkuinasi translative merenkuluksesi merenkuluiksesi abessive merenkuluttasi merenkuluittasi instructive — — comitative — merenkulkuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merenkulkumme merenkulkumme accusative nom. merenkulkumme merenkulkumme gen. merenkulkumme genitive merenkulkumme merenkulkujemme partitive merenkulkuamme merenkulkujamme inessive merenkulussamme merenkuluissamme elative merenkulustamme merenkuluistamme illative merenkulkuumme merenkulkuihimme adessive merenkulullamme merenkuluillamme ablative merenkulultamme merenkuluiltamme allative merenkulullemme merenkuluillemme essive merenkulkunamme merenkulkuinamme translative merenkuluksemme merenkuluiksemme abessive merenkuluttamme merenkuluittamme instructive — — comitative — merenkulkuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative merenkulkunne merenkulkunne accusative nom. merenkulkunne merenkulkunne gen. merenkulkunne genitive merenkulkunne merenkulkujenne partitive merenkulkuanne merenkulkujanne inessive merenkulussanne merenkuluissanne elative merenkulustanne merenkuluistanne illative merenkulkuunne merenkulkuihinne adessive merenkulullanne merenkuluillanne ablative merenkulultanne merenkuluiltanne allative merenkulullenne merenkuluillenne essive merenkulkunanne merenkulkuinanne translative merenkuluksenne merenkuluiksenne abessive merenkuluttanne merenkuluittanne instructive — — comitative — merenkulkuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative merenkulkunsa merenkulkunsa accusative nom. merenkulkunsa merenkulkunsa gen. merenkulkunsa genitive merenkulkunsa merenkulkujensa partitive merenkulkuaan merenkulkuansa merenkulkujaan merenkulkujansa inessive merenkulussaan merenkulussansa merenkuluissaan merenkuluissansa elative merenkulustaan merenkulustansa merenkuluistaan merenkuluistansa illative merenkulkuunsa merenkulkuihinsa adessive merenkulullaan merenkulullansa merenkuluillaan merenkuluillansa ablative merenkulultaan merenkulultansa merenkuluiltaan merenkuluiltansa allative merenkululleen merenkulullensa merenkuluilleen merenkuluillensa essive merenkulkunaan merenkulkunansa merenkulkuinaan merenkulkuinansa translative merenkulukseen merenkuluksensa merenkuluikseen merenkuluiksensa abessive merenkuluttaan merenkuluttansa merenkuluittaan merenkuluittansa instructive — — comitative — merenkulkuineen merenkulkuinensa

Derived terms

• merenkulullinen

compounds

• kauppamerenkulku
• merenkulkuala
• merenkulkuhallinto
• merenkulkulaitos
• merenkulkulippu
• merenkulkumaksu
• merenkulkuneuvos
• merenkulkuoppi
• merenkulkuoppilaitos
• merenkulkupiiri
• merenkulkusäännöt
• merenkulkutaito
• rannikkomerenkulku
• talvimerenkulku

Further reading

• “merenkulku”, 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 3 July 2023