murunen

Finnish

Etymology

muru +‎ -nen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmurunen/, [ˈmurune̞n]
• Rhymes: -urunen
• Syllabification^(key): mu‧ru‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): mu‧ru‧nen

Noun

murunen

1. diminutive of muru
2. a small crumb, a morsel
3. a very small amount (of something); a jot, an iota, a trifle, a modicum

   Synonyms: see muru

4. dear, baby, love (term of endearment)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kultanen

Declension

Inflection of murunen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		murunen	muruset
genitive		murusen	murusten murusien
partitive		murusta	murusia
illative		muruseen	murusiin
		singular	plural
nominative		murunen	muruset
accusative	nom.	murunen	muruset
	gen.	murusen
genitive		murusen	murusten murusien
partitive		murusta	murusia
inessive		murusessa	murusissa
elative		murusesta	murusista
illative		muruseen	murusiin
adessive		murusella	murusilla
ablative		muruselta	murusilta
allative		muruselle	murusille
essive		murusena	murusina
translative		muruseksi	murusiksi
abessive		murusetta	murusitta
instructive		—	murusin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of murunen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative muruseni muruseni accusative nom. muruseni muruseni gen. muruseni genitive muruseni murusteni murusieni partitive murustani murusiani inessive murusessani murusissani elative murusestani murusistani illative muruseeni murusiini adessive murusellani murusillani ablative muruseltani murusiltani allative muruselleni murusilleni essive murusenani murusinani translative murusekseni murusikseni abessive murusettani murusittani instructive — — comitative — murusineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative murusesi murusesi accusative nom. murusesi murusesi gen. murusesi genitive murusesi murustesi murusiesi partitive murustasi murusiasi inessive murusessasi murusissasi elative murusestasi murusistasi illative muruseesi murusiisi adessive murusellasi murusillasi ablative muruseltasi murusiltasi allative murusellesi murusillesi essive murusenasi murusinasi translative muruseksesi murusiksesi abessive murusettasi murusittasi instructive — — comitative — murusinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murusemme murusemme accusative nom. murusemme murusemme gen. murusemme genitive murusemme murustemme murusiemme partitive murustamme murusiamme inessive murusessamme murusissamme elative murusestamme murusistamme illative muruseemme murusiimme adessive murusellamme murusillamme ablative muruseltamme murusiltamme allative murusellemme murusillemme essive murusenamme murusinamme translative muruseksemme murusiksemme abessive murusettamme murusittamme instructive — — comitative — murusinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murusenne murusenne accusative nom. murusenne murusenne gen. murusenne genitive murusenne murustenne murusienne partitive murustanne murusianne inessive murusessanne murusissanne elative murusestanne murusistanne illative muruseenne murusiinne adessive murusellanne murusillanne ablative muruseltanne murusiltanne allative murusellenne murusillenne essive murusenanne murusinanne translative muruseksenne murusiksenne abessive murusettanne murusittanne instructive — — comitative — murusinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative murusensa murusensa accusative nom. murusensa murusensa gen. murusensa genitive murusensa murustensa murusiensa partitive murustaan murustansa murusiaan murusiansa inessive murusessaan murusessansa murusissaan murusissansa elative murusestaan murusestansa murusistaan murusistansa illative muruseensa murusiinsa adessive murusellaan murusellansa murusillaan murusillansa ablative muruseltaan muruseltansa murusiltaan murusiltansa allative muruselleen murusellensa murusilleen murusillensa essive murusenaan murusenansa murusinaan murusinansa translative murusekseen muruseksensa murusikseen murusiksensa abessive murusettaan murusettansa murusittaan murusittansa instructive — — comitative — murusineen murusinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kivenmurunen
• kullanmurunen
• leivänmurunen
• tiedonmurunen

Further reading

• “murunen”, 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