poronkusema
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of poron (“reindeer's”) + kusema (“peed by”); the distance a reindeer could travel without stopping to urinate.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈporonˌkusemɑ/, [ˈpo̞ro̞ŋˌkus̠e̞mɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -usemɑ
- Syllabification(key): po‧ron‧ku‧se‧ma
Noun[edit]
poronkusema
- an informal traditional measure of distance, not well defined but perhaps 7.5 kilometers at the most
- 1998 May 4, Jaakko Tahkolahti, “Poronkusemalle saadaan tieteellisen tarkka mitta”, in Helsingin Sanomat[1], retrieved 18 December 2018:
- (title)
- Poronkusema to get a scientifically accurate measurement
- 2009 January 19, Mauri Nieminen, “Paljonko on poronkusema?”, in Tiede[2], retrieved 18 December 2018:
- Poronkusemaksi määritellään matka, jonka poro kykenee kulkemaan virtsaamatta.
- A poronkusema is defined as the distance that a reindeer can go without having to urinate.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of poronkusema (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | poronkusema | poronkusemat | ||
genitive | poronkuseman | poronkusemien | ||
partitive | poronkusemaa | poronkusemia | ||
illative | poronkusemaan | poronkusemiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | poronkusema | poronkusemat | ||
accusative | nom. | poronkusema | poronkusemat | |
gen. | poronkuseman | |||
genitive | poronkuseman | poronkusemien poronkusemainrare | ||
partitive | poronkusemaa | poronkusemia | ||
inessive | poronkusemassa | poronkusemissa | ||
elative | poronkusemasta | poronkusemista | ||
illative | poronkusemaan | poronkusemiin | ||
adessive | poronkusemalla | poronkusemilla | ||
ablative | poronkusemalta | poronkusemilta | ||
allative | poronkusemalle | poronkusemille | ||
essive | poronkusemana | poronkusemina | ||
translative | poronkusemaksi | poronkusemiksi | ||
instructive | — | poronkusemin | ||
abessive | poronkusematta | poronkusemitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading[edit]
- "poronkusema" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).