paperisota

Finnish

Etymology

paperi (“paper”) +‎ sota (“war”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑperiˌsotɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝pe̞riˌs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -otɑ
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧pe‧ri‧so‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): pa‧peri‧sota

Noun

paperisota

1. (informal, derogatory) red tape, paperwork

Declension

Inflection of paperisota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t–d gradation)
nominative		paperisota	paperisodat
genitive		paperisodan	paperisotien
partitive		paperisotaa	paperisotia
illative		paperisotaan	paperisotiin
		singular	plural
nominative		paperisota	paperisodat
accusative	nom.	paperisota	paperisodat
	gen.	paperisodan
genitive		paperisodan	paperisotien paperisotain rare
partitive		paperisotaa	paperisotia
inessive		paperisodassa	paperisodissa
elative		paperisodasta	paperisodista
illative		paperisotaan	paperisotiin
adessive		paperisodalla	paperisodilla
ablative		paperisodalta	paperisodilta
allative		paperisodalle	paperisodille
essive		paperisotana	paperisotina
translative		paperisodaksi	paperisodiksi
abessive		paperisodatta	paperisoditta
instructive		—	paperisodin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of paperisota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t–d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paperisotani paperisotani accusative nom. paperisotani paperisotani gen. paperisotani genitive paperisotani paperisotieni paperisotaini rare partitive paperisotaani paperisotiani inessive paperisodassani paperisodissani elative paperisodastani paperisodistani illative paperisotaani paperisotiini adessive paperisodallani paperisodillani ablative paperisodaltani paperisodiltani allative paperisodalleni paperisodilleni essive paperisotanani paperisotinani translative paperisodakseni paperisodikseni abessive paperisodattani paperisodittani instructive — — comitative — paperisotineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative paperisotasi paperisotasi accusative nom. paperisotasi paperisotasi gen. paperisotasi genitive paperisotasi paperisotiesi paperisotaisi rare partitive paperisotaasi paperisotiasi inessive paperisodassasi paperisodissasi elative paperisodastasi paperisodistasi illative paperisotaasi paperisotiisi adessive paperisodallasi paperisodillasi ablative paperisodaltasi paperisodiltasi allative paperisodallesi paperisodillesi essive paperisotanasi paperisotinasi translative paperisodaksesi paperisodiksesi abessive paperisodattasi paperisodittasi instructive — — comitative — paperisotinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paperisotamme paperisotamme accusative nom. paperisotamme paperisotamme gen. paperisotamme genitive paperisotamme paperisotiemme paperisotaimme rare partitive paperisotaamme paperisotiamme inessive paperisodassamme paperisodissamme elative paperisodastamme paperisodistamme illative paperisotaamme paperisotiimme adessive paperisodallamme paperisodillamme ablative paperisodaltamme paperisodiltamme allative paperisodallemme paperisodillemme essive paperisotanamme paperisotinamme translative paperisodaksemme paperisodiksemme abessive paperisodattamme paperisodittamme instructive — — comitative — paperisotinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative paperisotanne paperisotanne accusative nom. paperisotanne paperisotanne gen. paperisotanne genitive paperisotanne paperisotienne paperisotainne rare partitive paperisotaanne paperisotianne inessive paperisodassanne paperisodissanne elative paperisodastanne paperisodistanne illative paperisotaanne paperisotiinne adessive paperisodallanne paperisodillanne ablative paperisodaltanne paperisodiltanne allative paperisodallenne paperisodillenne essive paperisotananne paperisotinanne translative paperisodaksenne paperisodiksenne abessive paperisodattanne paperisodittanne instructive — — comitative — paperisotinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative paperisotansa paperisotansa accusative nom. paperisotansa paperisotansa gen. paperisotansa genitive paperisotansa paperisotiensa paperisotainsa rare partitive paperisotaansa paperisotiaan paperisotiansa inessive paperisodassaan paperisodassansa paperisodissaan paperisodissansa elative paperisodastaan paperisodastansa paperisodistaan paperisodistansa illative paperisotaansa paperisotiinsa adessive paperisodallaan paperisodallansa paperisodillaan paperisodillansa ablative paperisodaltaan paperisodaltansa paperisodiltaan paperisodiltansa allative paperisodalleen paperisodallensa paperisodilleen paperisodillensa essive paperisotanaan paperisotanansa paperisotinaan paperisotinansa translative paperisodakseen paperisodaksensa paperisodikseen paperisodiksensa abessive paperisodattaan paperisodattansa paperisodittaan paperisodittansa instructive — — comitative — paperisotineen paperisotinensa

Synonyms

• paperityö

Further reading

• “paperisota”, 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